Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm.

Quote by Thomas Fuller

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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.

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

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

Pride will spit in pride's face.

Pride will spit in pride's face.

Many come to bring their clothes to church rather than themselves.

Many come to bring their clothes to church rather than themselves.

Despair gives courage to a coward.

Despair gives courage to a coward.

Memory is the treasure house of the mind wherein the monuments thereof are kept and...

Memory is the treasure house of the mind wherein the monuments thereof are kept and...

He is happy that knoweth not himself to be otherwise.

He is happy that knoweth not himself to be otherwise.

We have all forgot more than we remember

We have all forgot more than we remember

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.

He knows little, who will tell his wife all he knows.

He knows little, who will tell his wife all he knows.

Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dear for them.

Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dear for them.

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

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

Fame is the echo of actions, resounding them to the world, save that the echo...

Fame is the echo of actions, resounding them to the world, save that the echo...

The devil lies brooding in the miser's chest

The devil lies brooding in the miser's chest

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.

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 does not believe that does not live according to his belief

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

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.

Being extremely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

Being extremely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to...

Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to...