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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Good is not good where better is expected

Good is not good where better is expected

There is a scarcity of friendship, but not of friends.

There is a scarcity of friendship, but not of friends.

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;...

All things are difficult before they are easy.

All things are difficult before they are easy.

In fair Weather prepare for foul.

In fair Weather prepare for foul.

God, give me a rich husband though he be an ass

God, give me a rich husband though he be an ass

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

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

It is more difficult to praise rightly than to blame.

It is more difficult to praise rightly than to blame.

A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.

A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.

God, give me a rich husband though he be an ass

God, give me a rich husband though he be an ass

The devil lies brooding in the miser's chest.

The devil lies brooding in the miser's chest.

There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.

There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.

We are born crying, live complaining, and die disappointed.

We are born crying, live complaining, and die disappointed.

Let him who expects one class of society to prosper into highest degree, while the...

Let him who expects one class of society to prosper into highest degree, while the...

Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish

Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish

A book that is shut is but a block.

A book that is shut is but a block.

Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm.

Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm.

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

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

The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The...

The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The...

If I were asked what book is better than a cheap book, I should answer...

If I were asked what book is better than a cheap book, I should answer...