Good is not good where better is expected

Quote by Thomas Fuller

Topics: Expectation Quotes

Health is not valued till sickness comes.

Health is not valued till sickness comes.

Wine hath drowned more men than the sea.

Wine hath drowned more men than the sea.

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;...

The pyramids themselves, doting with age, have forgotten the names of their founders.

The pyramids themselves, doting with age, have forgotten the names of their founders.

We are born crying, live complaining, and die disappointed.

We are born crying, live complaining, and die disappointed.

Memory is like a purse, if it be over-full that it cannot shut, all will...

Memory is like a purse, if it be over-full that it cannot shut, all will...

Let him who expects one class of society to prosper into highest degree, while the...

Let him who expects one class of society to prosper into highest degree, while the...

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.

With devotion's visage and pious action we do sugar o'er the devil himself.

With devotion's visage and pious action we do sugar o'er the devil himself.

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

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

Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye.

Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye.

A good horse should be seldom spurred.

A good horse should be seldom spurred.

Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it

Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it

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

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

Even doubtful accusations leave a stain behind them

Even doubtful accusations leave a stain behind them

Birth is the beginning of death

Birth is the beginning of death

A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings

A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings

Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.

Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.

Better be alone than in bad company.

Better be alone than in bad company.

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

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