"If an ass goes travelling he will not come home a horse."
Thomas Fuller
Physician
Thomas Fuller was a 17th-century English physician and author known for his insightful works on truth and wisdom, particularly in 'Gnomologia.'
- Born
- January 1, 1710
- Died
- January 1, 1790
- Quotes
- 103
- Rank
- #1927
Quote collection
Thomas Fuller quotes (page 2 of 6)
103 quotes — follow a thought to its full quote page.
"Men are more prone to revenge injuries than to requite kindness."
"Prayer: the key of the day and the lock of the night."
"It is said that the darkest hour of the night comes just before the dawn."
"Abused patience turns to fury."
"Good clothes open all doors."
"If it were not for hopes, the heart would break."
"We are born crying, live complaining, and die disappointed."
"Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks."
"Wine hath drowned more men than the sea."
"Be a friend to thyself, and others will be so too."
"Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm."
"He that has one eye is a prince among those that have none."
"Music is nothing else but wild sounds civilised into time and tune."
"A stumble may prevent a fall."
"No man can be happy without a friend, nor be sure of his friend till he is unhappy."
"The noblest revenge is to forgive"
"Better break your word than do worse in keeping it."
"The fool wanders, a wise man travels."
"Leftovers in their less visible form are called memories. Stored in the refrigerator of the mind and the cupboard of the heart."