Thomas Fuller

“One may miss the mark by aiming too high as too low.”

“An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.”

“A little skill in antiquity inclines a man to Popery.”

“Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building.”

“Cruelty is a tyrant that's always attended with fear.”

“Though bachelors be the strongest stakes, married men are the best binders, in the hedge of the commonwealth.”

“Thou ought to be nice, even to superstition, in keeping thy promises, and therefore equally cautious in making them.”

“A book that is shut is but a block.”

“The devil lies brooding in the miser's chest.”

“Scalded cats fear even cold water.”

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

“An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with.”

“Pride perceiving humility honorable, often borrows her cloak.”

“All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer.”

“We are born crying, live complaining, and die disappointed.”

“Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dear for them.”

“First get an absolute conquest over thyself, and then thou wilt easily govern thy wife.”

“A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.”

“All doors open to courtesy.”

“Despair gives courage to a coward.”