Thomas Fuller Quotes
1654–1734 England
Thomas Fuller (24 June 1654 – 17 September 1734) was an English physician, writer and adage collector.
Also known as: Thomas Fuller (physician)
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Always tell the Truth: where it is not loved, it is respected and feared.
Religion is the best armour in the world, but the worst cloak.
Gnomologia (1732)
God give me a rich husband, though he be an ass.
Gnomologia (1732)
Nothing's more playful than a young cat, nor more grave than an old one.
To borrow upon Usury, bringeth on Beggary.
Gnomologia (1732)
If the wicked flourish and thou suffer, be not discouraged. They are fatted for destruction; thou art dieted for health.
An obedient wife commands her husband.
Gnomologia (1732)
A prudent and discreet Silence will be sometimes more to thy Advantage, than the most witty expression, or even the best contrived Sincerity. A Man often repents that he has spoken, but seldom that he has held his Tongue.
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II, 2593 (1727)
Necessity dispenseth with decorum.
Gnomologia (1732)