Thomas Fuller ( 10 of 107 )
The devil lies brooding in the miser's chest.
The devil lies brooding in the miser's chest.
Bad excuses are worse than none.
Bad excuses are worse than none.
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.
A good horse should be seldom spurred
A good horse should be seldom spurred
A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.
A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.
Sin writes histories, goodness is silent.
[Ger., Das Uebel macht eine Geschichte und das Gute keine.]
Sin writes histories, goodness is silent.
[Ger., Das Uebel macht eine Geschichte und das Gute keine.]
The pyramids themselves, doting with age, have forgotten the
names of their founders.
The pyramids themselves, doting with age, have forgotten the
names of their founders.
A mob is a group of persons with heads but no brains. Thomas Fuller.
A mob is a group of persons with heads but no brains. Thomas Fuller.
Willful waste brings woeful want.
Willful waste brings woeful want.
To smell to a turf of fresh earth is wholesome for the body; no
less are thoughts of mortality read more
To smell to a turf of fresh earth is wholesome for the body; no
less are thoughts of mortality cordial to the soul.
