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
lying devil brooding
The devil lies brooding in the miser's chest.
hypocrisy devil hamlet-and-ophelia
With devotion's visage and pious action we do sugar o'er the devil himself.
devil good goodness himself
The devil himself is good when he is pleased.
dealing fashion plain wear
Plain dealing is a jewel, but they that wear it are out of fashion
key knowledge practice
Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.
country learning native rooms thou threshold thy
Know most of the rooms of thy native country before thou goest over the threshold thereof.
firmness government improvement judge passions thine thou thy
Judge of thine improvement, not by what thou speakest or writest, but by the firmness of thy mind, and the government of thy passions and affections.
daughter days son till
My son is my son till he have got him a wife, But my daughter's my daughter all the days of her life.
calm forgotten storms vows
Vows are made in storms and forgotten in calm weather.
argument both continues falling fault good people strife
When good people have a falling out, only one of them may be at fault at first; but if the strife continues long, usually both become guilty.
falls man tread
If a man falls once, all will tread upon him.
friend imagine thee
If a friend tell thee a fault, imagine always that he telleth thee not the whole
himself laughed laughs
He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first
fair lady
He injures a fair lady that beholds her not