Bacchus hath drowned more men than Neptune.

Quote by Thomas Fuller

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A book that is shut is but a block.

A book that is shut is but a block.

A good conscience is the best divinity

A good conscience is the best divinity

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

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

Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye.

Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye.

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

First get an absolute conquest over thyself, and then thou wilt easily govern thy wife.

First get an absolute conquest over thyself, and then thou wilt easily govern thy wife.

A wise man turns chance into good fortune.

A wise man turns chance into good fortune.

Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dear for them.

Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dear for them.

One may miss the mark by aiming too high as too low.

One may miss the mark by aiming too high as too low.

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.

There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved

There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved

All doors open to courtesy

All doors open to courtesy

There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.

There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.

Better break your word than do worse in keeping it.

Better break your word than do worse in keeping it.

A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings.

A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings.

Today is yesterday's pupil.

Today is yesterday's pupil.

He that hopes no good fears no ill.

He that hopes no good fears no ill.

A good horse should be seldom spurred.

A good horse should be seldom spurred.

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

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

With foxes we must play the fox.

With foxes we must play the fox.