"'Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship."
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 4 of 6)
103 quotes — follow a thought to its full quote page.
"A book that is shut is but a block."
"The devil lies brooding in the miser's chest."
"Bad excuses are worse than none."
"Cruelty is a tyrant that's always attended with fear."
"A good horse should be seldom spurred."
"All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer."
"A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present."
"He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint; that boasteth of it, is a devil."
"If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully."
"Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest."
"Friendships multiply joys and divide griefs."
"A good garden may have some weeds."
"In fair weather prepare for foul."
"Despair gives courage to a coward."
"One may miss the mark by aiming too high as too low."
"With devotion's visage and pious action we do sugar o'er the devil himself."
"He that hopes no good fears no ill."
"Eaten bread is forgotten."
"We have all forgot more than we remember."