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Quote by Thomas Fuller

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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.

Men are more prone to revenge injuries than to requite kindness

Men are more prone to revenge injuries than to requite kindness

There is nothing that so much gratifies an ill tongue as when it finds an...

There is nothing that so much gratifies an ill tongue as when it finds an...

Get the facts, or the facts will get you. And when you get em, get...

Get the facts, or the facts will get you. And when you get em, get...

It is more difficult to praise rightly than to blame.

It is more difficult to praise rightly than to blame.

Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.

Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.

Pride perceiving humility honorable, often borrows her cloak.

Pride perceiving humility honorable, often borrows her cloak.

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

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

He who gives his heart will not deny his money.

He who gives his heart will not deny his money.

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.

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;...

If an ass goes travelling he will not come home a horse.

If an ass goes travelling he will not come home a horse.

He that hopes no good fears no ill.

He that hopes no good fears no ill.

Comparison, more than reality, makes men happy or wretched.

Comparison, more than reality, makes men happy or wretched.

Birth is the beginning of death

Birth is the beginning of death

There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.

There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.

'Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship.

'Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship.

A man is not good or bad for one action.

A man is not good or bad for one action.

Scalded cats fear even cold water.

Scalded cats fear even cold water.

Contentment consist not in adding more fuel, but in taking away some fire.

Contentment consist not in adding more fuel, but in taking away some fire.