Thomas Fuller
Thomas Fuller
Thomas Fullerwas an English churchman and historian. He is now remembered for his writings, particularly his Worthies of England, published in 1662 after his death. He was a prolific author, and one of the first English writers able to live by his pen...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth19 June 1608
rainy-day weather fool
Change of weather is the discourse of fools.
illness
Health is just not valued until illness comes.
self-respect fit
Few are fit to be entrusted with themselves.
power
Don't let your will roar when your power only whispers.
man travel
Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.
chance good man turns wise
A wise man turns chance into good fortune.
believe
He does not believe who does not live according to his belief.
bad good man
A man is not good or bad for one action.
friendship
There is a scarcity of friendship, but not of friends.
falls
He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint; that boasteth of it, is a devil.
man
Two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help, and what he cannot help.
craves hath poor
He is not poor that hath not much, but he that craves much.
paradise
A fool's paradise is a wise man's hell!
rightly
It is more difficult to praise rightly than to blame.