A wise man turns chance into good fortune.

Quote by Thomas Fuller

Topics: Chance Quotes, Wisdom Quotes

Good is not good where better is expected

Good is not good where better is expected

Cruelty is a tyrant that's always attended with fear

Cruelty is a tyrant that's always attended with fear

Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it

Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it

Bad excuses are worse than none.

Bad excuses are worse than none.

All things are difficult before they are easy.

All things are difficult before they are easy.

Memory is like a purse, if it be over-full that it cannot shut, all will...

Memory is like a purse, if it be over-full that it cannot shut, all will...

Eaten bread is forgotten.

Eaten bread is forgotten.

Memory is the treasure house of the mind wherein the monuments thereof are kept and...

Memory is the treasure house of the mind wherein the monuments thereof are kept and...

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...

Scalded cats fear even cold water.

Scalded cats fear even cold water.

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

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

Slight small injuries, and they will become none at all.

Slight small injuries, and they will become none at all.

Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm

Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm

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;...

He's my friend that speaks well of me behind my back.

He's my friend that speaks well of me behind my back.

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.

There is a scarcity of friendship, but not of friends.

There is a scarcity of friendship, but not of friends.

Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks.

Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks.

I am a kind of burr; I shall stick.

I am a kind of burr; I shall stick.

Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.

Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.