Thomas Fuller

Virtue is the only true nobility.

Virtue is the only true nobility.

Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins.

Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins.

Grant that I may never rack a Scripture simile beyond the true intent thereof, lest, instead of sucking milk, I read more

Grant that I may never rack a Scripture simile beyond the true intent thereof, lest, instead of sucking milk, I squeeze blood out of it.

Let him who expects one class of society to prosper in the highest degree, while the other is in distress, read more

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.

One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.

One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.