A good horse should be seldom spurred.

Quote by Thomas Fuller

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'Tis better to suffer wrong than do it.

'Tis better to suffer wrong than do it.

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

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

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...

He does not believe that does not live according to his belief

He does not believe that does not live according to his belief

Prayer: the key of the day and the lock of the night

Prayer: the key of the day and the lock of the night

Contentment consist not in adding more fuel, but in taking away some fire.

Contentment consist not in adding more fuel, but in taking away some fire.

He is happy that knoweth not himself to be otherwise.

He is happy that knoweth not himself to be otherwise.

A conservative believes nothing should be done for the first time.

A conservative believes nothing should be done for the first time.

God, give me a rich husband though he be an ass

God, give me a rich husband though he be an ass

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

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

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

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

Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks.

Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks.

The devil lies brooding in the miser's chest.

The devil lies brooding in the miser's chest.

Poor men's reasons are not heard.

Poor men's reasons are not heard.

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

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

If thou art a master, be sometimes blind; if a servant, sometimes deaf.

If thou art a master, be sometimes blind; if a servant, sometimes deaf.

A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife

A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife

It is more difficult to praise rightly than to blame.

It is more difficult to praise rightly than to blame.

'Tis not every question that deserves an answer.

'Tis not every question that deserves an answer.

There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.

There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.