Maxioms by Thomas Fuller
He that will lose his friend for a jest, deserves to die a beggar
by the bargain.
He that will lose his friend for a jest, deserves to die a beggar
by the bargain.
It is to be feared lest our long quarrels about the manner of His presence cause the matter of His read more
It is to be feared lest our long quarrels about the manner of His presence cause the matter of His absence, for our want of charity to receive Him.
Consider what two petitions Christ couples together in His prayer: when my body, which every day is hungry, can live read more
Consider what two petitions Christ couples together in His prayer: when my body, which every day is hungry, can live without God's giving it daily bread, then and no sooner shall I believe that my soul, which daily sinneth, can spiritually live without God's forgiving it its trespasses.
He was one of a lean body and visage, as if his eager soul,
biting for anger at the read more
He was one of a lean body and visage, as if his eager soul,
biting for anger at the clog of his body, desired to fret a
passage through it.
Though bachelors be the strongest stakes, married men are the best binders, in the hedge of the commonwealth.
Though bachelors be the strongest stakes, married men are the best binders, in the hedge of the commonwealth.
