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

Quote by Thomas Fuller

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A woman, a dog and a walnut tree, the more you beat them, the better...

A woman, a dog and a walnut tree, the more you beat them, the better...

Change of weather is the discourse of fools.

Change of weather is the discourse of fools.

All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer.

All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer.

A good horse should be seldom spurred.

A good horse should be seldom spurred.

It is madness for sheep to talk peace with a wolf.

It is madness for sheep to talk peace with a wolf.

Better a tooth out than always aching.

Better a tooth out than always aching.

All the molestations of marriage are abundantly recompensed with the other comforts which God bestoweth...

All the molestations of marriage are abundantly recompensed with the other comforts which God bestoweth...

Pride perceiving humility honorable, often borrows her cloak.

Pride perceiving humility honorable, often borrows her cloak.

A drinker has a hole under his nose that all his money runs into.

A drinker has a hole under his nose that all his money runs into.

Slight small injuries, and they will become none at all.

Slight small injuries, and they will become none at all.

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

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

Accusing the times is but excusing ourselves

Accusing the times is but excusing ourselves

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

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

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

Pride perceiving humility honorable, often borrows her cloak.

Pride perceiving humility honorable, often borrows her cloak.

We ought to see far enough into a hypocrite to see even his sincerity.

We ought to see far enough into a hypocrite to see even his sincerity.

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

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

Enquire not what boils in another's pot

Enquire not what boils in another's pot

The wonder is, not that the field of stars is so vast, but that man...

The wonder is, not that the field of stars is so vast, but that man...

This wonder (as wonders last) lasted nine days

This wonder (as wonders last) lasted nine days