Pride had rather out of the way than go behind

Quote by Thomas Fuller

Topics: Pride Quotes

Care and diligence bring luck.

Care and diligence bring luck.

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...

If you have one true friend, you have more than your share.

If you have one true friend, you have more than your share.

He that hopes no good fears no ill.

He that hopes no good fears no ill.

The more wit the less courage.

The more wit the less courage.

He lives long that lives well, and time misspent is not lived, but lost.

He lives long that lives well, and time misspent is not lived, but lost.

Health is not valued till sickness comes.

Health is not valued till sickness comes.

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

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

Enquire not what boils in another's pot

Enquire not what boils in another's pot

He does not believe that does not live according to his belief

He does not believe that does not live according to his belief

Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.

Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.

Memory is like a purse, if it be over-full that it cannot shut, all will...

Memory is like a purse, if it be over-full that it cannot shut, all will...

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

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

We have all forgot more than we remember.

We have all forgot more than we remember.

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...

With devotion's visage and pious action we do sugar o'er the devil himself.

With devotion's visage and pious action we do sugar o'er the devil himself.

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;...

Plain dealing is a jewel, but they that wear it are out of fashion

Plain dealing is a jewel, but they that wear it are out of fashion

I'm just trying to change the world, one sequin at a time.

I'm just trying to change the world, one sequin at a time.

Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions.

Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions.