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

Quote by Thomas Fuller

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All things are difficult before they are easy.

All things are difficult before they are easy.

No man is the worse for knowing the worst of himself.

No man is the worse for knowing the worst of himself.

Let him who expects one class of society to prosper in the highest degree, while...

Let him who expects one class of society to prosper in the highest degree, while...

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

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

Thou ought to be nice, even to superstition, in keeping thy promises, and therefore equally...

Thou ought to be nice, even to superstition, in keeping thy promises, and therefore equally...

He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint;...

He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint;...

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

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

When good people have a falling out, only one of them may be at fault...

When good people have a falling out, only one of them may be at fault...

Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest.

Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest.

Many come to bring their clothes to church rather than themselves.

Many come to bring their clothes to church rather than themselves.

If you have one true friend, you have more than your share.

If you have one true friend, you have more than your share.

A wise man turns chance into good fortune.

A wise man turns chance into good fortune.

Nothing sharpens sight like envy

Nothing sharpens sight like envy

Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost.

Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost.

He is happy that knoweth not himself to be otherwise.

He is happy that knoweth not himself to be otherwise.

Care and diligence bring luck.

Care and diligence bring luck.

Despair gives courage to a coward.

Despair gives courage to a coward.

Pride will spit in pride's face.

Pride will spit in pride's face.

A mule has neither pride of ancestry nor hope of posterity

A mule has neither pride of ancestry nor hope of posterity

Never be ashamed of what you feel. You have the right to feel any emotion...

Never be ashamed of what you feel. You have the right to feel any emotion...