Authors / Writers

62 Wise Thomas Fuller Quotes (CHURCHMAN)

YouTube video

Top 10 Most Famous Thomas Fuller Quotes (BEST)

Health is not valued till sickness comes.
Health is not valued till sickness comes.
All things are difficult before they are easy.
All things are difficult before they are easy.
He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.
He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
It is said that the darkest hour of the night comes just before the dawn.
It is said that the darkest hour of the night comes just before the dawn.
Charity begins at home, but should not end there.
Charity begins at home, but should not end there.
An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.
An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.
It is madness for sheep to talk peace with a wolf.
It is madness for sheep to talk peace with a wolf.
Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.
Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.
One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.
One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.

20 Wise Thomas Fuller Quotes to Live By (WISDOM)

If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.
If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.
Govern thy life and thy thoughts as if the whole world were to see the one, and read the other.
Govern thy life and thy thoughts as if the whole world were to see the one, and read the other.
Prayer: the key of the day and the lock of the night.
Prayer: the key of the day and the lock of the night.
The noblest revenge is to forgive.
The noblest revenge is to forgive.
A wise man turns chance into good fortune.
A wise man turns chance into good fortune.
Great hopes make great men.
Great hopes make great men.
Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye.
Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye.
Better be alone than in bad company.
Better be alone than in bad company.
Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.
Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.
Better a tooth out than always aching.
Better a tooth out than always aching.
There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.
There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.
He that plants trees loves others besides himself.
He that plants trees loves others besides himself.
If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully.
If you command wisely, you’ll be obeyed cheerfully.
All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer.
All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer.
In fair weather prepare for foul.
In fair weather prepare for foul.
He that will not sail till all dangers are over must never put to sea.
He that will not sail till all dangers are over must never put to sea.
Nothing is easy to the unwilling.
Nothing is easy to the unwilling.
Get the facts, or the facts will get you. And when you get em, get em right, or they will get you wrong.
Get the facts, or the facts will get you. And when you get em, get em right, or they will get you wrong.
A fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial.
A fox should not be of the jury at a goose’s trial.
With foxes we must play the fox.
With foxes we must play the fox.

19 Thomas Fuller Quotes About Life That Will Make You Think

If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.
If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.
A stumble may prevent a fall.
A stumble may prevent a fall.
Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.
Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
A fool's paradise is a wise man's hell!
A fool’s paradise is a wise man’s hell!
It is the property of fools to be always judging.
It is the property of fools to be always judging.
Good is not good, where better is expected.
Good is not good, where better is expected.
Many come to bring their clothes to church rather than themselves.
Many come to bring their clothes to church rather than themselves.
We are born crying, live complaining, and die disappointed.
We are born crying, live complaining, and die disappointed.
Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks.
Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks.
Men are more prone to revenge injuries than to requite kindness.
Men are more prone to revenge injuries than to requite kindness.
He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint; that boasteth of it, is a devil.
He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint; that boasteth of it, is a devil.
Memory is the treasure house of the mind wherein the monuments thereof are kept and preserved.
Memory is the treasure house of the mind wherein the monuments thereof are kept and preserved.
Many would be cowards if they had courage enough.
Many would be cowards if they had courage enough.
Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm.
Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm.
A man in passion rides a horse that runs away with him.
A man in passion rides a horse that runs away with him.
A good garden may have some weeds.
A good garden may have some weeds.
Music is nothing else but wild sounds civilized into time and tune.
Music is nothing else but wild sounds civilized into time and tune.
A book that is shut is but a block.
A book that is shut is but a block.

10 Thomas Fuller Quotes on Friendship and Courtesy

If you have one true friend you have more than your share.
If you have one true friend you have more than your share.
Friendships multiply joys and divide griefs.
Friendships multiply joys and divide griefs.
There is a scarcity of friendship, but not of friends.
There is a scarcity of friendship, but not of friends.
He's my friend that speaks well of me behind my back.
He’s my friend that speaks well of me behind my back.
Be a friend to thyself, and others will be so too.
Be a friend to thyself, and others will be so too.
Two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help, and what he cannot help.
Two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help, and what he cannot help.
All doors open to courtesy.
All doors open to courtesy.
Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dear for them.
Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dear for them.
A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.
A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.
A good friend is my nearest relation.
A good friend is my nearest relation.

3 Thomas Fuller Quotes on Traveling

Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.
Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.
The fool wanders, a wise man travels.
The fool wanders, a wise man travels.
He that travels much knows much.
He that travels much knows much.

(MUST READ) Gnomologia

Also read:

Wise Thomas Fuller Quotes (CHURCHMAN) - Gracious Quotes