Edmund Fuller famous quotes

When a man repeats a promise again and again, he means to fail you.
-- Edmund Fuller

#Mean #Men #Keeping Promises

When we invoke the soul we move from the realm of information to the more vital realm of wisdom, the attainment of which is the only true value of learning.
-- Edmund Fuller

#Wisdom #Moving #Soul

With all respect to Mr. Jefferson, I would put the pursuit of wisdom ahead of the pursuit of happiness.
-- Edmund Fuller

#Wisdom #Pursuit Of Happiness #Politics

Thomas A. Edison was once reluctantly persuaded by his wife to attend one of the big social functions of the season in New York. At last the inventor managed to escape the crowd of people vying for his attention, and sat alone unnoticed in a corner. Edison kept looking at his watch with a resigned expression on his face. A friend edged near to him unnoticed and heard the inventor mutter to himself with a sigh, "If there were only a dog here!"
-- Edmund Fuller

#Dog #New York #Expression

One's mind has a way of making itself up in the background, and it suddenly becomes clear what one means to do.

I find placebos uplifting and exhilarating. It means that taking action--no matter what the action is--might help you feel better.

We two remake our world by naming it / Together, knowing what words mean for us / And for the other for whom current coin / Is cold speech--but we say, the tree, the pool, / And see the fire in the air, the sun, our sun, / Anybody's sun, the world's sun, but here, now / Particularly our sun....

Is it a particularly British trait to so utterly adore truly appalling men, from Tony Hancock through to Steptoe and Alf Garnett, Captain Mainwaring, Rigsby, Del Boy, Victor Meldrew and on to David Brent from The Office. The most deeply adored characters are all simply vile.

We may not preach a crucified Saviour without being also crucified men and women. It is not enough to wear an ornamental cross as a pretty decoration. The cross that Paul speaks about was burned into his very flesh, was branded into his being, and only the Holy Spirit can burn the true cross into our innermost life.

Ale, man, ale's the stuff to drink for fellows whom it hurts to think.

Therefore, since the world has still Much good, but much less good than ill, And while the sun and moon endure Luck's a chance, but trouble's sure, I'd face it as a wise man would, And train for ill and not for good.

When I was one-and-twenty I heard a wise man say, `Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and rubies But keep your fancy free.' But I was one-and-twenty No use to talk to me. When I was one-and-twenty I heard him say again, `The heart out of the bosom Was never given in vain; 'Tis paid with sighs a plenty And sold for endless rue.' And I am two-and-twenty And oh, 'tis true, 'tis true.

I know it is a bad thing to break a promise, but I think now that it is a worse thing to let a promise break you.

Most of us are pretty good at keeping promises to others and pretty bad at keeping promises to ourselves.