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“4915. There is no Piety in keeping an unjust Promise.”

Thomas Fuller (writer)

Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)

“4368. That Patient is not like to recover, that makes the Doctor his Heir.”

Thomas Fuller (writer)

Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1733) : He's a Fool that makes his Doctor his Heir.
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)

“5465. Weeds are apt to grow faster than good Herbs.”

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Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)

“5185. To hit the Nail on the Head.”

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Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)

“3866. Penny-wise, and Pound-foolish.”

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Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)

“2021. Avoid knowing more than thou needest: Secrets are troublesome Burthens to such as are not interested in them.”

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Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727)

Secret

“5243. To talk without thinking is to shoot without aiming.”

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Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)

Thinking

“6258. Follow Love, and it will flee;
Flee Love, and it will follow thee.”

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Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)

Love

“4384. That, which proves too much, proves nothing.”

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Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)

“5711. Who more busy than they that have least to do?”

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Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)

Business

“2048. Report not an ill Thing that thou thy self knowest not, but by the Report of a Man, who may lie or aggravate the Matter.”

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Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727)

Lie

“5040. Thrift is the Philosopher's Stone.”

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Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)

“2593. A prudent and discreet Silence will be sometimes more to thy Advantage, than the most witty expression, or even the best contrived Sincerity. A Man often repents that he has spoken, but seldom that he has held his Tongue.”

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Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727)

Silence , Sincerity

“3051. Jack of all Trades is of no Trade.”

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Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)

“5306. Truth makes the Devil blush.”

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Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)

Truth

“5324. Two Dogs fight for a Bone, and a third runs away with it.”

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Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)

Dogs , Fight

“2308. He that spares the Bad, injures the Good.”

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Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)

“6164. To the Wise
A Word may suffice.”

Thomas Fuller (writer)

Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)

“4864. There are no Coxcombs so troublesome, as those that have some Wit.”

Thomas Fuller (writer)

Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1741) : There are no fools so troublesome as those that have wit.
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)

“5802. Wolves may lose their Teeth, but not their Nature.”

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Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)

Nature