Bad excuses are worse than none.

Quote by Thomas Fuller

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Purchase not friends by gifts; when thou ceasest to give, such will cease to love.

Purchase not friends by gifts; when thou ceasest to give, such will cease to love.

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

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

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.

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...

Eaten bread is forgotten.

Eaten bread is forgotten.

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

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

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...

'Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship.

'Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship.

Better a tooth out than always aching.

Better a tooth out than always aching.

The more wit the less courage.

The more wit the less courage.

Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.

Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.

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;...

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

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

A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings

A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings

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.

Cruelty is a tyrant that's always attended with fear

Cruelty is a tyrant that's always attended with fear

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

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

He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.

He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.

We ought to see far enough into a hypocrite to see even his sincerity.

We ought to see far enough into a hypocrite to see even his sincerity.

'Tis not every question that deserves an answer.

'Tis not every question that deserves an answer.