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
Thomas Fuller quotes about
birthday christmas double-standard
A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.
friendship happiness happy
No man can be happy without a friend, nor be sure of his friend till he is unhappy.
inspirational positive hope
Great hopes make great men.
funny fashion humor
Many come to bring their clothes to church rather than themselves.
inspirational education motivation
Good is not good, where better is expected
horse be-patient should
A good horse should be seldom spurred.
horse thinking packs
Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest.
night hard-times dawn
It is said that the darkest hour of the night comes just before the dawn.
nice keeping-promises broken-promises
Thou ought to be nice, even to superstition, in keeping thy promises, and therefore equally cautious in making them.
courage wit
The more wit the less courage.
moon gutters
You gazed at the moon and fell in the gutter.
thinking noses appearance
He that has a great nose, thinks everybody is speaking of it.
memories order complaining
Memory depends very much on the perspicuity, regularity, and order of our thoughts. Many complain of the want of memory, when the defect is in the judgment; and others, by grasping at all, retain nothing.
friendship family real-friends
A good friend is my nearest relation.