Custom is the plague of wise men and the idol of fools

Quote by Thomas Fuller

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Thou ought to be nice, even to superstition, in keeping thy promises, and therefore equally...

Thou ought to be nice, even to superstition, in keeping thy promises, and therefore equally...

All the molestations of marriage are abundantly recompensed with the other comforts which God bestoweth...

All the molestations of marriage are abundantly recompensed with the other comforts which God bestoweth...

A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings

A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings

All doors open to courtesy

All doors open to courtesy

It is more difficult to praise rightly than to blame.

It is more difficult to praise rightly than to blame.

Thou ought to be nice, even to superstition, in keeping thy promises, and therefore equally...

Thou ought to be nice, even to superstition, in keeping thy promises, and therefore equally...

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it

Better lose a jest than a friend

Better lose a jest than a friend

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...

Be a friend to thyself and others will too

Be a friend to thyself and others will too

Even doubtful accusations leave a stain behind them

Even doubtful accusations leave a stain behind them

Change of weather is the discourse of fools.

Change of weather is the discourse of fools.

The more wit the less courage.

The more wit the less courage.

Pride had rather out of the way than go behind

Pride had rather out of the way than go behind

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

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

Wine hath drowned more men than the sea.

Wine hath drowned more men than the sea.

Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye.

Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye.

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

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

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.

Don't let your will roar when your power only whispers.

Don't let your will roar when your power only whispers.