Thomas Fuller famous quotes

All things are difficult before they are easy.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Inspirational #Motivational #Positive

An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Inspirational #Motivational #Determination

One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Inspirational #Positive #Success

He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Forgiveness #Peace #Men

Charity begins at home, but should not end there.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Kindness #Home #Charity

Health is not valued till sickness comes.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Health #Sickness

It is madness for sheep to talk peace with a wolf.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Peace #Sheep #Madness

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Ocean #Sea #Water

Wine hath drowned more men than the sea.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Wine #Men #Sea

A wise man turns chance into good fortune.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Wise #Business #Men

All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Patience #Suffering #Be Patient

Better a tooth out than always aching.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Teeth

Bad excuses are worse than none.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Motivation #Failure #Apology

A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Lying #Wings #Gossip

If an ***** goes travelling he will not come home a horse.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Horse #Travel #Home

He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint; that boasteth of it, is a devil.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Fall #Men #Grieving

An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Happiness #Sad #God

The patient is not likely to recover who makes the doctor his heir.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Funny #Money #Doctors

Serving one's own passions is the greatest slavery.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Passion #Addiction #Slavery

The noblest revenge is to forgive
-- Thomas Fuller

#Forgiveness #Revenge #Christian Inspirational

We ought to see far enough into a hypocrite to see even his sincerity.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Hypocrite #Hypocrisy #Sincerity

Many would be cowards if they had courage enough.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Confidence #Military #Ironic

If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Inspirational #Leadership #Power

There is nothing that so much gratifies an ill tongue as when it finds an angry heart.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Anger #Heart #Tongue

It is the property of fools to be always judging.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Judging #Fool #Judgment

Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dear for them.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Pay #Cost #Compliment

Be a friend to thyself, and others will be so too.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Friendship #Funny Friend #Thyself

'Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Strength #Leadership #Skills

Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Running #Fear #Bravery

Better break your word than do worse in keeping it.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Advice #Promise #Break

Eaten bread is forgotten.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Thankfulness #Bread #Forgotten

He that hopes no good fears no ill.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Fear #Ill

Good clothes open all doors.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Fashion #Thinking #Clothes

In fair weather prepare for foul.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Leadership #Weather #Preparation

He that travels much knows much.
-- Thomas Fuller

Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Book #Lost Friendship #Lost

A good horse should be seldom spurred.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Horse #Be Patient #Should

A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Birthday #Christmas #Double Standard

If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Daughter #Honesty #Father

Prayer: the key of the day and the lock of the night.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Prayer #Night #Keys

Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Beauty #God #Daughter

Contentment consist not in adding more fuel, but in taking away some fire.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Fire #Contentment #Fuel

Memory is the treasure house of the mind wherein the monuments thereof are kept and preserved.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Memories #House #Mind

A man in passion rides a horse that runs away with him.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Running #Horse #Passion

No man can be happy without a friend, nor be sure of his friend till he is unhappy.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Friendship #Happiness #Men

With foxes we must play the fox.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Play #Foxes

A book that is shut is but a block.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Funny #Block #Reading

The fool wanders, a wise man travels.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Wise #Travel #Men

He who cures a disease may be the skillfullest, but he that prevents it is the safest physician.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Fitness #Health #Medicine

A good garden may have some weeds.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Motivational #Weed #Garden

Good is not good, where better is expected
-- Thomas Fuller

#Inspirational #Education #Motivation

Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Horse #Thinking #Packs

He that plants trees loves others besides himself.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Love #Nature #Science

Music is nothing else but wild sounds civilized into time and tune.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Music #Singing #Sound

Many come to bring their clothes to church rather than themselves.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Fashion #Clothes #Church

If you have one true friend you have more than your share.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Friendship #True Friend #Cute Friendship

If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Inspirational #Uplifting #Hope

We are born crying, live complaining, and die disappointed.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Life #Complaining #Cry

All doors open to courtesy.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Life #Doors #Courtesy

Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Marriage #Wedding #Eye

Abused patience turns to fury.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Patience #Anger #Be Patient

Great hopes make great men.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Inspirational #Positive #Hope

Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Storm #Calm #Quiet

You gazed at the moon and fell in the gutter.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Moon #Gutters

Thou ought to be nice, even to superstition, in keeping thy promises, and therefore equally cautious in making them.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Nice #Promise #Superstitions

'Tis not every question that deserves an answer.
-- Thomas Fuller

#Answers #Problem #Deserve