Thomas Fuller

Quotes by Thomas Fuller

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Churchman and historian · English · 1608–1661

English churchman and historian (1608–1661)

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“Old foxes want no tutors.”

“A good marksman may miss.”

“Today is yesterday's pupil.”

“Great hopes make great men.”

“"They say so" is half a lie.”

“He is rich that is satisfied.”

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“He that plants trees loves others besides himself.”
— Thomas Fuller
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“Try to be happy in this present moment, and put not off being so to a time to come--as though that time should be of another make from this which has already come and is ours.”
— Thomas Fuller
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“A stumble may prevent a fall.”
— Thomas Fuller
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“If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.”
— Thomas Fuller
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“Great hopes make great men.”
— Thomas Fuller
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“Be a friend to thyself, and others will be so too.”
— Thomas Fuller
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“A fool's paradise is a wise man's hell.”
— Thomas Fuller
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“We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.”
— Thomas Fuller
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“A forced kindness deserves no thanks”
— Thomas Fuller
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“Many would be cowards if they had courage enough.”
— Thomas Fuller
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“Music is nothing else but wild sounds civilized into time and tune.”
— Thomas Fuller
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“Danger past, God is forgotten.”
— Thomas Fuller
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“Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship”
— Thomas Fuller
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“Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.”
— Thomas Fuller
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“Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.”
— Thomas Fuller
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“Good is not good, where better is expected.”
— Thomas Fuller
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“A fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial.”
— Thomas Fuller
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“It's madness the sheep to talk peace with the wolf”
— Thomas Fuller
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“There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.”
— Thomas Fuller
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“Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.”
— Thomas Fuller
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