It is madness for sheep to talk peace with a wolf.

Quote by Thomas Fuller

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Pride will spit in pride's face.

Pride will spit in pride's face.

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.

He that travels much knows much.

He that travels much knows much.

The devil lies brooding in the miser's chest

The devil lies brooding in the miser's chest

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...

Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest.

Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest.

Nowadays truth is the greatest news

Nowadays truth is the greatest news

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.

Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.

Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.

All doors open to courtesy

All doors open to courtesy

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.

Memory is the treasure house of the mind wherein the monuments thereof are kept and...

Memory is the treasure house of the mind wherein the monuments thereof are kept and...

A book that is shut is but a block.

A book that is shut is but a block.

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;...

Change of weather is the discourse of fools.

Change of weather is the discourse of fools.

Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dear for them.

Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dear for them.

Bacchus hath drowned more men than Neptune.

Bacchus hath drowned more men than Neptune.

A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings.

A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings.

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

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