Memory is like a purse, if it be over-full that it cannot shut, all will drop out of it. Take heed of a gluttonous curiosity to feed on many things, lest the greediness of the appetite of thy memory spoil…

Quote by Thomas Fuller

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Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm.

Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm.

Custom is the plague of wise men and the idol of fools

Custom is the plague of wise men and the idol of fools

Eaten bread is forgotten.

Eaten bread is forgotten.

Men are more prone to revenge injuries than to requite kindness

Men are more prone to revenge injuries than to requite kindness

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.

Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building.

Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building.

Lawyers would have a hard time making a living if people behaved themselves and kept...

Lawyers would have a hard time making a living if people behaved themselves and kept...

There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.

There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.

Be the business never so painful, you may have it done for money.

Be the business never so painful, you may have it done for money.

What a day may bring, a day may take away

What a day may bring, a day may take away

He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.

He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.

Birth is the beginning of death

Birth is the beginning of death

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

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

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

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

An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with

An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with

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.

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...

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

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

There's so much pollution in the air now that if it weren't for our lungs...

There's so much pollution in the air now that if it weren't for our lungs...

Continuity is at the heart of conservatism: ecology serves that heart.

Continuity is at the heart of conservatism: ecology serves that heart.

I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense...

I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense...