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

Quote by Thomas Fuller

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Care and diligence bring luck.

Care and diligence bring luck.

With foxes we must play the fox.

With foxes we must play the fox.

'Tis better to suffer wrong than do it.

'Tis better to suffer wrong than do it.

Pride perceiving humility honorable, often borrows her cloak.

Pride perceiving humility honorable, often borrows her cloak.

Cruelty is a tyrant that's always attended with fear

Cruelty is a tyrant that's always attended with fear

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

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

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...

Change of weather is the discourse of fools.

Change of weather is the discourse of fools.

An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between...

An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between...

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.

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

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

Better lose a jest than a friend

Better lose a jest than a friend

Nothing is easy to the unwilling.

Nothing is easy to the unwilling.

Poetry is music in words; and music is poetry in sound: both excellent sauce, but...

Poetry is music in words; and music is poetry in sound: both excellent sauce, but...

Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins.

Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins.

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.

Health is not valued till sickness comes.

Health is not valued till sickness comes.

I know a lot of men who are healthier at age fifty than they have...

I know a lot of men who are healthier at age fifty than they have...

A good manager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wasting...

A good manager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wasting...