Maxioms by Thomas Fuller
Tombs are the clothes of the dead; a grave is but a plain suit; a rich monument is an embroidered read more
Tombs are the clothes of the dead; a grave is but a plain suit; a rich monument is an embroidered one.
Thus this brook hath conveyed his ashes into Avon, Avon into
Severn, Severn into the narrow seas, they into read more
Thus this brook hath conveyed his ashes into Avon, Avon into
Severn, Severn into the narrow seas, they into the main ocean.
And thus the ashes of Wickliffe are the emblem of his doctrine,
which now is dispersed all the world over.
A fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial.
A fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial.
Lord, before I commit a sin, it seems to me so shallow that I may wade through it dry-shod from read more
Lord, before I commit a sin, it seems to me so shallow that I may wade through it dry-shod from any guiltiness; but when I have committed it, it often seems so deep that I cannot escape without drowning.
A wise man turns chance into good fortune.
A wise man turns chance into good fortune.
