Maxioms by Thomas Fuller
Pride calls me to the window, gluttony to the table, wantonness to the bed, laziness to the chimney-corner; ambition commands read more
Pride calls me to the window, gluttony to the table, wantonness to the bed, laziness to the chimney-corner; ambition commands me to go upstairs, and covetousness to come down. Vices, I see, are as well contrary to themselves as to virtue. Free me, Lord, from this distracted case; fetch me from being sin's servant to be Thine, whose "service is perfect freedom," for Thou art but one, and ever the same.
He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint;
that boasts of it, read more
He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint;
that boasts of it, is a devil.
Get the facts, or the facts will get you. And when you get 'em, get 'em right, or they will read more
Get the facts, or the facts will get you. And when you get 'em, get 'em right, or they will get you wrong.
Birth is the beginning of death
Birth is the beginning of death
Virtue is the only true nobility.
Virtue is the only true nobility.