A man is little the better for liking himself if nobody else likes him.
—Thomas Fuller
Topics: Self-Discovery
If a man falls once, all will tread upon him.
—Thomas Fuller
Topics: Losers, Loss, Losing
The frost is God’s plough which he drives through every inch of ground in the world, opening each clod, and pulverizing the whole.
—Thomas Fuller
Those see nothing but faults that seek for nothing else.
—Thomas Fuller
Topics: Positive Attitudes, Optimism
If thou desirest ease, in the first place take care of the ease of thy mind; for that will make all other sufferings easy. But nothing can support a man whose mind is wounded.
—Thomas Fuller
Topics: Mind
The pleasures of the rich are bought with the tears of the poor.
—Thomas Fuller
Topics: Riches
Nothing sharpens sight like envy.
—Thomas Fuller
Topics: Envy
Tombs are the clothes of the dead; a grave is but a plain suit; a rich monument is an embroidered one.
—Thomas Fuller
Let not thy will roar, when thy power can but whisper.
—Thomas Fuller
Topics: Power
That they value not praise will never do anything worthy of praise.
—Thomas Fuller
Topics: Praise
Judge of thine improvement, not by what thou speakest or writest, but by the firmness of thy mind, and the government of thy passions and affections.
—Thomas Fuller
Topics: Improvement, Progress
Pride had rather out of the way than go behind.
—Thomas Fuller
Topics: Pride
When there is no recreation or business for thee abroad, thou mayst then have a company of honest old fellows, in leathern jackets, in thy study, which may find thee excellent divertisement at home.
—Thomas Fuller
Topics: Reading
The subject’s love is the king’s best guard.
—Thomas Fuller
Topics: Power
If thou wouldst please the ladies, thou must endeavor to make them pleased with themselves.
—Thomas Fuller
Topics: Woman
Purchase not friends by gifts; when thou ceasest to give, such will cease to love.
—Thomas Fuller
Topics: Friendship
It is madness for sheep to talk peace with a wolf.
—Thomas Fuller
Topics: Peace, Madness
The patient is not likely to recover who makes the doctor his heir.
—Thomas Fuller
Topics: Inheritance
Light, God’s eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building.
—Thomas Fuller
Topics: Science, Architecture, Light
Gravity is the ballast of the soul, which keeps the mind steady.
—Thomas Fuller
Great hopes make great men.
—Thomas Fuller
Topics: Aspirations, Hope
‘Tis better to suffer wrong than do it.
—Thomas Fuller
Topics: Integrity
Rigid justice is the greatest injustice.
—Thomas Fuller
Topics: Justice
When I cannot be forced, I am fooled out of my integrity. He cannot constrain if I do not consent. If I do but keep possession, all the posse of hell cannot violently eject me; but I am cast out when I cowardly surrender to his summons. Thus there needs no more to be my undoing but myself.
—Thomas Fuller
Topics: Temptation
Leftovers in their less visible form are called memories. Stored in the refrigerator of the mind and the cupboard of the heart.
—Thomas Fuller
Topics: Memories, Memory
An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with.
—Thomas Fuller
Topics: Cheerfulness, Contentment
Be the business never so painful, you may have it done for money.
—Thomas Fuller
Topics: Purpose
Business is the salt of life.
—Thomas Fuller
Topics: Business
He that has one eye is a prince among those that have none.
—Thomas Fuller
Topics: Power
He is happy that knoweth not himself to be otherwise.
—Thomas Fuller
Topics: Happiness, Positive Attitudes, Optimism
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