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

Quote by Thomas Fuller

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That trial is not fair where affection is judge

That trial is not fair where affection is judge

Change of weather is the discourse of fools.

Change of weather is the discourse of fools.

A good horse should be seldom spurred

A good horse should be seldom spurred

One may miss the mark by aiming too high as too low.

One may miss the mark by aiming too high as too low.

Better break your word than do worse in keeping it.

Better break your word than do worse in keeping it.

Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish

Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish

Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.

Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

We ought to see far enough into a hypocrite to see even his sincerity.

We ought to see far enough into a hypocrite to see even his sincerity.

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

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

Better be alone than in bad company.

Better be alone than in bad company.

If thou art a master, be sometimes blind; if a servant, sometimes deaf.

If thou art a master, be sometimes blind; if a servant, sometimes deaf.

There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.

There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.

Pride perceiving humility honorable, often borrows her cloak.

Pride perceiving humility honorable, often borrows her cloak.

In order to get power and retain it, it is necessary to love power; but...

In order to get power and retain it, it is necessary to love power; but...

What you say of the pride of giving life to an immortal soul is very...

What you say of the pride of giving life to an immortal soul is very...