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

Quote by Thomas Fuller

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Change of weather is the discourse of fools.

Change of weather is the discourse of fools.

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

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

Many come to bring their clothes to church rather than themselves.

Many come to bring their clothes to church rather than themselves.

A little skill in antiquity inclines a man to Popery.

A little skill in antiquity inclines a man to Popery.

Memory depends very much on the perspicuity, regularity, and order of our thoughts. Many complain...

Memory depends very much on the perspicuity, regularity, and order of our thoughts. Many complain...

Security is the mother of danger and the grandmother of destruction.

Security is the mother of danger and the grandmother of destruction.

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

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

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

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

The devil lies brooding in the miser's chest.

The devil lies brooding in the miser's chest.

All things are difficult before they were easy

All things are difficult before they were easy

Comparison, more than reality, makes men happy or wretched.

Comparison, more than reality, makes men happy or wretched.

He does not believe who does not live according to his belief.

He does not believe who does not live according to his belief.

In fair Weather prepare for foul.

In fair Weather prepare for foul.

Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest.

Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest.

Two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help, and what...

Two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help, and what...

A fool's paradise is a wise man's hell!

A fool's paradise is a wise man's hell!

If an ass goes travelling he will not come home a horse.

If an ass goes travelling he will not come home a horse.

Pride perceiving humility honorable, often borrows her cloak.

Pride perceiving humility honorable, often borrows her cloak.

Today is yesterday's pupil.

Today is yesterday's pupil.

If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully.

If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully.