Thomas Fuller Quotes

All things are difficult before they are easy.

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

Charity begins at home, but should not end there.

Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building.

Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.

Health is not valued till sickness comes.

If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.

He who cures a disease may be the skillfullest, but he that prevents it is the safest physician.

An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.

One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.

He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.

Let him who expects one class of society to prosper in the highest degree, while the other is in distress, try whether one side; of the face can smile while the other is pinched.

Memory is the treasure house of the mind wherein the monuments thereof are kept and preserved.

It is madness for sheep to talk peace with a wolf.

He that plants trees loves others besides himself.

There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.

Many come to bring their clothes to church rather than themselves.

Dr. Thomas Fuller wrote: "With foxes, we must play the fox".

Good is not good, where better is expected

Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dear for them.

It is said that the darkest hour of the night comes just before the dawn.

Prayer: the key of the day and the lock of the night.

Men are more prone to revenge injuries than to requite kindness.

If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.

Abused patience turns to fury.

We are born crying, live complaining, and die disappointed.

Good clothes open all doors.

Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks.

A stumble may prevent a fall.

Be a friend to thyself, and others will be so too.

The great end of life is not knowledge but action.

Music is nothing else but wild sounds civilised into time and tune.

Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm.

Wine hath drowned more men than the sea.

He that has one eye is a prince among those that have none.

No man can be happy without a friend, nor be sure of his friend till he is unhappy.

A good friend is my nearest relation.

The noblest revenge is to forgive

It is the property of fools to be always judging.

Better break your word than do worse in keeping it.

The fool wanders, a wise man travels.

Leftovers in their less visible form are called memories. Stored in the refrigerator of the mind and the cupboard of the heart.

An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with.

A fox should not be on the jury at a goose's trial.

Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye.

A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings.

He's my friend that speaks well of me behind my back.

If you have one true friend you have more than your share.

The patient is not likely to recover who makes the doctor his heir.

Serving one's own passions is the greatest slavery.