1.
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
Thomas Fuller
We never realize the value of water until the supply has run out.
2.
Charity begins at home, but should not end there.
Thomas Fuller
3.
Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building.
Thomas Fuller
4.
All things are difficult before they are easy.
Thomas Fuller
5.
Health is not valued till sickness comes.
Thomas Fuller
6.
If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.
Thomas Fuller
7.
He who cures a disease may be the skillfullest, but he that prevents it is the safest physician.
Thomas Fuller
8.
An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.
Thomas Fuller
9.
One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.
Thomas Fuller
10.
He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.
Thomas Fuller
11.
Let him who expects one class of society to prosper in the highest degree, while the other is in distress, try whether one side; of the face can smile while the other is pinched.
Thomas Fuller
12.
Memory is the treasure house of the mind wherein the monuments thereof are kept and preserved.
Thomas Fuller
13.
It is madness for sheep to talk peace with a wolf.
Thomas Fuller
14.
He that plants trees loves others besides himself.
Thomas Fuller
15.
Memory depends very much on the perspicuity, regularity, and order of our thoughts. Many complain of the want of memory, when the defect is in the judgment; and others, by grasping at all, retain nothing.
Thomas Fuller
16.
There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.
Thomas Fuller
17.
Dr. Thomas Fuller wrote: "With foxes, we must play the fox".
Thomas Fuller
18.
Many come to bring their clothes to church rather than themselves.
Thomas Fuller
19.
Good is not good, where better is expected
Thomas Fuller
20.
Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dear for them.
Thomas Fuller
21.
It is said that the darkest hour of the night comes just before the dawn.
Thomas Fuller
22.
Prayer: the key of the day and the lock of the night.
Thomas Fuller
23.
Men are more prone to revenge injuries than to requite kindness.
Thomas Fuller
24.
If an ass goes travelling he will not come home a horse.
Thomas Fuller
25.
We are born crying, live complaining, and die disappointed.
Thomas Fuller
26.
If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.
Thomas Fuller
27.
Good clothes open all doors.
Thomas Fuller
28.
Abused patience turns to fury.
Thomas Fuller
29.
Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks.
Thomas Fuller
30.
A stumble may prevent a fall.
Thomas Fuller
31.
He that has one eye is a prince among those that have none.
Thomas Fuller
32.
Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm.
Thomas Fuller
33.
Be a friend to thyself, and others will be so too.
Thomas Fuller
34.
Music is nothing else but wild sounds civilised into time and tune.
Thomas Fuller
35.
Wine hath drowned more men than the sea.
Thomas Fuller
36.
The noblest revenge is to forgive
Thomas Fuller
37.
No man can be happy without a friend, nor be sure of his friend till he is unhappy.
Thomas Fuller
38.
It is the property of fools to be always judging.
Thomas Fuller
39.
Leftovers in their less visible form are called memories. Stored in the refrigerator of the mind and the cupboard of the heart.
Thomas Fuller
40.
The fool wanders, a wise man travels.
Thomas Fuller
41.
Better break your word than do worse in keeping it.
Thomas Fuller
42.
A good friend is my nearest relation.
Thomas Fuller
43.
He's my friend that speaks well of me behind my back.
Thomas Fuller
44.
An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with.
Thomas Fuller
45.
Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye.
Thomas Fuller
46.
A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings.
Thomas Fuller
47.
A fox should not be on the jury at a goose's trial.
Thomas Fuller
48.
If you have one true friend you have more than your share.
Thomas Fuller
49.
We ought to see far enough into a hypocrite to see even his sincerity.
Thomas Fuller
50.
Contentment consist not in adding more fuel, but in taking away some fire.
Thomas Fuller
