TFThomas Fuller

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Thomas Fuller

Life dates: 1608 AD — 1661 AD

Listed in the author section of Bartlett’s ninth-edition anthology, in the linked 1905 printing. Dates reflect that historical edition and may differ from modern scholarship.

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Quotations and sayings

01c. 1634 AD

He that will not sail till all dangers are over must never put to sea.

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02c. 1634 AD

He that would have fruit must climb the tree.

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03c. 1634 AD

"They say so" is half a lie.

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04c. 1634 AD

He that falls into sin is a man that grieves at it is a saint that boasteth of it is a devil.

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05c. 1634 AD

The Golden Age was never the present Age.

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06c. 1634 AD

It is better to have a hen tomorrow than an egg today.

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07c. 1634 AD

Trust thyself only and another shall not betray thee.

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08c. 1634 AD

Riches enlarge rather than satisfy appetites.

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09c. 1634 AD

Change of weather is the discourse of fools.

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10c. 1634 AD

The weakest and most timorous are the most revengeful and implacable.

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11c. 1634 AD

Nothing is easy to the unwilling.

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12c. 1634 AD

Don't let your will roar when your power only whispers.

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13c. 1634 AD

Men never think their fortunes too great nor their wit too little.

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14c. 1634 AD

Soft words are hard arguments.

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15c. 1634 AD

Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.

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16c. 1634 AD

There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.

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17c. 1634 AD

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.

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18c. 1634 AD

All things are difficult before they are easy.

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19c. 1634 AD

All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer.

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20c. 1634 AD

Abused patience turns to fury.

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21c. 1634 AD

Care and diligence bring luck.

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22c. 1634 AD

Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks.

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23c. 1634 AD

If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully.

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24c. 1634 AD

The more wit the less courage.

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