Welcome death, quoth the rat, when the trap fell.

Quote by Thomas Fuller

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A wise man turns chance into good fortune.

A wise man turns chance into good fortune.

Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest.

Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest.

If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.

If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.

Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish

Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish

One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.

One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.

Abused patience turns to fury.

Abused patience turns to fury.

It is more difficult to praise rightly than to blame.

It is more difficult to praise rightly than to blame.

Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks.

Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks.

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

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

Business is the salt of life

Business is the salt of life

Custom is the plague of wise men and the idol of fools

Custom is the plague of wise men and the idol of fools

A book that is shut is but a block.

A book that is shut is but a block.

'Tis better to suffer wrong than do it.

'Tis better to suffer wrong than do it.

Scalded cats fear even cold water.

Scalded cats fear even cold water.

Charity begins at home, but should not end there.

Charity begins at home, but should not end there.

A fool's paradise is a wise man's hell!

A fool's paradise is a wise man's hell!

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

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

Anger is one of the sinews of the soul.

Anger is one of the sinews of the soul.

Though bachelors be the strongest stakes, married men are the best binders, in the hedge...

Though bachelors be the strongest stakes, married men are the best binders, in the hedge...

Change of weather is the discourse of fools.

Change of weather is the discourse of fools.