A wise man turns chance into good fortune.

Quote by Thomas Fuller

Topics: Chance Quotes, Wisdom Quotes

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;...

Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dear for them.

Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dear for them.

With devotion's visage and pious action we do sugar o'er the devil himself.

With devotion's visage and pious action we do sugar o'er the devil himself.

He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for...

He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for...

Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins.

Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins.

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 good garden may have some weeds.

A good garden may have some weeds.

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

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

Better break your word than do worse in keeping it.

Better break your word than do worse in keeping it.

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

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

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.

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

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

Better be alone than in bad company.

Better be alone than in bad company.

All things are difficult before they are easy.

All things are difficult before they are easy.

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

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

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

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

Eaten bread is forgotten.

Eaten bread is forgotten.

Enquire not what boils in another's pot

Enquire not what boils in another's pot

Wonder is not a Pollyanna stance, not a denial of reality; wonder is an acknowledgment...

Wonder is not a Pollyanna stance, not a denial of reality; wonder is an acknowledgment...

From wonder into wonder existence opens.

From wonder into wonder existence opens.