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

Quote by Thomas Fuller

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Better lose a jest than a friend

Better lose a jest than a friend

Music is nothing else but wild sounds civilized into time and tune.

Music is nothing else but wild sounds civilized into time and tune.

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

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

Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost.

Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost.

A wise man turns chance into good fortune.

A wise man turns chance into good fortune.

A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings

A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings

He lives long that lives well, and time misspent is not lived, but lost.

He lives long that lives well, and time misspent is not lived, but lost.

The devil lies brooding in the miser's chest.

The devil lies brooding in the miser's chest.

A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.

A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

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 hopes no good fears no ill.

He that hopes no good fears no ill.

A little skill in antiquity inclines a man to Popery.

A little skill in antiquity inclines a man to Popery.

Wine hath drowned more men than the sea.

Wine hath drowned more men than the sea.

Nothing sharpens sight like envy

Nothing sharpens sight like envy

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...

Charity begins at home, but should not end there.

Charity begins at home, but should not end there.

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 man in passion rides a horse that runs away with him.

A man in passion rides a horse that runs away with him.

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

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