Thou ought to be nice, even to superstition, in keeping thy promises, and therefore equally cautious in making them.

Quote by Thomas Fuller

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Birth is the beginning of death

Birth is the beginning of death

Prayer: the key of the day and the lock of the night

Prayer: the key of the day and the lock of the night

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;...

Bacchus hath drowned more men than Neptune.

Bacchus hath drowned more men than Neptune.

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

Memory depends very much on the perspicuity, regularity, and order of our thoughts. Many complain...

Memory depends very much on the perspicuity, regularity, and order of our thoughts. Many complain...

'Tis better to suffer wrong than do it.

'Tis better to suffer wrong than do it.

Better be alone than in bad company.

Better be alone than in bad company.

Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm

Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm

One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.

One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.

He that hopes no good fears no ill.

He that hopes no good fears no ill.

A good horse should be seldom spurred

A good horse should be seldom spurred

Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm.

Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm.

Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish

Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish

Scalded cats fear even cold water.

Scalded cats fear even cold water.

It is more difficult to praise rightly than to blame.

It is more difficult to praise rightly than to blame.

A man is not good or bad for one action.

A man is not good or bad for one action.

He does not believe who does not live according to his belief.

He does not believe who does not live according to his belief.

Men of integrity, by their very existence, rekindle the belief that as a people we...

Men of integrity, by their very existence, rekindle the belief that as a people we...

I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us...

I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us...