A drinker has a hole under his nose that all his money runs into.

Quote by Thomas Fuller

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Welcome death, quoth the rat, when the trap fell.

Welcome death, quoth the rat, when the trap fell.

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

Fame is the echo of actions, resounding them to the world, save that the echo...

Fame is the echo of actions, resounding them to the world, save that the echo...

Poetry is music in words; and music is poetry in sound: both excellent sauce, but...

Poetry is music in words; and music is poetry in sound: both excellent sauce, but...

Wine hath drowned more men than the sea.

Wine hath drowned more men than the sea.

All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer.

All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer.

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

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

He that has a great nose, thinks everybody is speaking of it.

He that has a great nose, thinks everybody is speaking of it.

We are born crying, live complaining, and die disappointed

We are born crying, live complaining, and die disappointed

Be the business never so painful, you may have it done for money.

Be the business never so painful, you may have it done for money.

Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest.

Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest.

Though bachelors be the strongest stakes, married men are the best binders, in the hedge...

Though bachelors be the strongest stakes, married men are the best binders, in the hedge...

Scalded cats fear even cold water.

Scalded cats fear even cold water.

'Tis better to suffer wrong than do it.

'Tis better to suffer wrong than do it.

Better lose a jest than a friend

Better lose a jest than a friend

Better one's House be too little one day than too big all the Year after.

Better one's House be too little one day than too big all the Year after.

Be a friend to thyself and others will too

Be a friend to thyself and others will too

A fox should not be on the jury at a goose's trial.

A fox should not be on the jury at a goose's trial.

A book that is shut is but a block.

A book that is shut is but a block.

Nothing is easy to the unwilling.

Nothing is easy to the unwilling.