If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.

Quote by Thomas Fuller

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All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer.

All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer.

Money is the best bait to fish for man with

Money is the best bait to fish for man with

Eaten bread is forgotten.

Eaten bread is forgotten.

A fox should not be on the jury at a goose's trial.

A fox should not be on the jury at a goose's trial.

He that hopes no good fears no ill.

He that hopes no good fears no ill.

Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye.

Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish

Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish

A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings

A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings

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

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

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...

Better be alone than in bad company.

Better be alone than in bad company.

He does not believe who does not live according to his belief.

He does not believe who does not live according to his belief.

Though bachelors be the strongest stakes, married men are the best binders, in the hedge...

Though bachelors be the strongest stakes, married men are the best binders, in the hedge...

Abused patience turns to fury.

Abused patience turns to fury.

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

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

We have all forgot more than we remember.

We have all forgot more than we remember.