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

Quote by Thomas Fuller

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Enquire not what boils in another's pot

Enquire not what boils in another's pot

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

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

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

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

Charity begins at home, but should not end there.

Charity begins at home, but should not end there.

Despair gives courage to a coward.

Despair gives courage to a coward.

He is not poor that hath not much, but he that craves much.

He is not poor that hath not much, but he that craves much.

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...

We are born crying, live complaining, and die disappointed

We are born crying, live complaining, and die disappointed

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...

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

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

There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.

There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.

He that hopes no good fears no ill.

He that hopes no good fears no ill.

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.

'Tis better to suffer wrong than do it.

'Tis better to suffer wrong than do it.

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...

Men are more prone to revenge injuries than to requite kindness.

Men are more prone to revenge injuries than to requite kindness.

An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between...

An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between...

Scalded cats fear even cold water.

Scalded cats fear even cold water.

He that travels much knows much.

He that travels much knows much.

Cruelty is a tyrant that's always attended with fear.

Cruelty is a tyrant that's always attended with fear.