Thomas Fuller ( 10 of 107 )
A wise man turns chance into good fortune.
A wise man turns chance into good fortune.
Memory [is] like a purse,--if it be over-full that it cannot
shut, all will drop out of it. Take read more
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.
He is rich that is satisfied.
He is rich that is satisfied.
He that flings dirt at another dirtieth himself the most.
He that flings dirt at another dirtieth himself the most.
One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.
One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.
If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.
If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.
Learning makes a good man better and an ill man worse.
Learning makes a good man better and an ill man worse.
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.
Today is yesterday's pupil.
Today is yesterday's pupil.
No man can be happy without a friend, nor be sure of his friend until he is unhappy.
No man can be happy without a friend, nor be sure of his friend until he is unhappy.
