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
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Know most of the rooms of thy native country before thou goest over the threshold thereof.
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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.
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Be a friend to thyself, and others will be so too.
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Memory is like a purse, if it be over-full that it cannot shut, all will drop out of it. Take heed of a gluttonous curiosity to feed on many things, lest the greediness of the appetite of thy memory spoil the digestion thereof.
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Deceive not thyself by over-expecting happiness in the married estate. Remember the nightingales which sing only some months in the spring, but commonly are silent when they have hatched their eggs, as if their mirth were turned into care for their young ones.
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The best way to see divine light is to put out thy own candle
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Plain dealing is a jewel, but they that wear it are out of fashion
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Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.
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My son is my son till he have got him a wife, But my daughter's my daughter all the days of her life.
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Vows are made in storms and forgotten in calm weather.
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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.
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If a man falls once, all will tread upon him.
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If a friend tell thee a fault, imagine always that he telleth thee not the whole
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He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first