Thomas Fuller, M.D. was a British physician, preacher and intellectual.
Fuller was born in Rosehill, Sussex, and educated at Queens' College, Cambridge. He practised medicine at Sevenoaks.
In 1723 he published Pharmacopoeia Domestica, and in 1730 Exanthematologia, Or, An Attempt to Give a Rational Account of Eruptive Fevers, Especially of the Measles and Small Pox. In 1732 he published a compilation of proverbs titled Gnomologia: Adagies and Proverbs; wise sentences and witty saying, ancient and modern, foreign and British which includes the words, "Be you never so high, the law is above you".
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“6493. A light Purse
Is a heavy Curse.”
Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1745) : A light purse is a heavy Curse.
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“5689. While there is Life, there is Hope.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“3540. Nice Eaters seldom meet with a good Dinner.”
Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1751) : Nice Eaters seldom meet with a good Dinner.
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“903. Better have an old Man to humour, than a young Rake to break your Heart.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“950. Beauty is but Skin deep; within is Filth and Putrefaction.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“5949. You may know by a Handful the whole Sack.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4795. The Tongue breaketh the Bone, tho' it hath none it self.”
Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1740) : Man's tongue is soft, and bone doth lack; Yet a stroke therewith may break a man's back.
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“350. A Pin a Day is a Groat a Year.”
Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1737) : A pin a day is a Groat a Year.
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“2144. He that has no Fools, Knaves nor Beggars in his Family, was begot by a Flash of Lightning.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“146. A good Example is the best Sermon.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4749. The Sluggard makes his Night till Noon.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“1590. For Fashion's sake, as Dogs go to Church.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4436. The burnt Child dreads the Fire.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4678. The Mountains have brought forth a Mouse.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4087. Seeing's believing, but feeling's the truth.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“3454. More Flies are taken with a Drop of Honey than a Tun of Vinegar.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“5118. 'Tis the early Bird, that catches the Worm.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“6335. Graft good Fruit all,
Or graft not at all.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
Excerpt from Gnomologia, To the Reader (Prefatory Remarks).
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“5120. 'Tis the last Feather, that breaks the Horse’s Back.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“685. As good eat the Devil as the Broth he's boil'd in.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“1006. Boldness in Business is the first, second, and third thing.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727)
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727)
“5813. Words are but Wind; but seeing is believing.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“3362. Many Things fall out between the Cup and the Lip.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“2541. Hope is a good Breakfast, but a bad Supper.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4769. The Sting of a Reproach is the Truth of it.”
Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1746) : The Sting of a Reproach, is the Truth of it.
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“1415. Every Dog has its Day; and every Man his Hour.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“3835. Out of the Frying-pan into the Fire.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“959. Bees that have Honey in their Mouths, have Stings in their Tails.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“2801. If you would know the value of a Ducat, try to borrow one.”
Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1754) : If you'd know the Value of Money, go and borrow some.
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“6075. When you are Anvil, hold you still;
When you are Hammer, strike your Fill.”
Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1758) : When you're an Anvil, hold you still, When you're a Hammer, strike your Fill.
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“5442. We have all forgot more, than we remember.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“3299. Love thy Neighbor; but cut not up thy Hedge for him.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4084. Search not a Wound too deep, lest thou make a new one.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“5241. To take from the right Hand, and give to the Left.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4776. The Sun is never the worse for shining on a Dunghill.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“5184. To him, that you tell your Secret, you resign your Liberty.”
Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1737) : To whom thy secret thou dost tell, to him thy freedom thou dost sell.
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“5426. We are apt to believe what we wish for.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“5779. Wise Men learn by other Men's Harms; Fools, by their own.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“3779. One may say too much, even upon the best Subject.”
Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1745) : You may talk too much on the best of subjects.
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
Variant: 300. A Man may say too much even upon the best of Subjects.
“2245. He that payeth beforehand, shall have his Work ill done.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“6124. What cannot be cured,
Must be endured.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“5810. Women’s Work is never done.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
