“5306. Truth makes the Devil blush.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
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Thomas Fuller (writer) Quotes
“5324. Two Dogs fight for a Bone, and a third runs away with it.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“2308. He that spares the Bad, injures the Good.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“6164. To the Wise
A Word may suffice.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4864. There are no Coxcombs so troublesome, as those that have some Wit.”
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.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4304. Take an Hair of the same Dog that bit you.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4059. Rome was not built in a Day.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“1936. He is not laughed at, that laughs at himself first.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“3859. Patience provok'd turns to Fury.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“1125. Command your Wealth, else that will command you.”
Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1734) : He does not possess Wealth, it possesses him.
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4238. Spare the Rod, and spoil the Child.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“5037. Three are too many to keep a Secret, and too few to be merry.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4948. They agree like Bells; they want nothing but hanging.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“6495. An Ounce of Wit that's bought,
Is worth a Pound that's taught.”
Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1745) : An ounce of wit that is bought, Is worth a pound that is taught.
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“5878. You cannot make Velvet out of a Sow's Ear.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“1131. Company in Misery makes it light.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“1599. Fortune favours Fools.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“3678. Nothing venture, nothing have.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“5003. Tho' all Men were made of one Metal, yet they were not cast all in the same Mould.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4522. The Fly, that playeth too long in the Candle, singeth her Wings at last.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4797. The Tongue is not Steel, yet it cuts sorely.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“3908. Poverty is not a Shame; but the being asham'd of it, is.”
Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1749) : Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“3968. Proud Men can't bear with Pride in others.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“6103. A Friend in Need
Is a Friend in Deed.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“2982. It is my own Fault, if I am deceived by the same Man twice.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“5204. To make a Mountain of a Mole-hill.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“547. All Temptations are founded either in Hope or Fear.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“5519. What the Eye sees not, the Heart rues not.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“504. All between the Cradle and the Coffin is uncertain.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4495. The Ebb will fetch off, what the Tide brings in.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4718. The present Fashion is always handsome.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727)
“4165. Silence gives Consent.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“6067. Zeal is by no Means the same with Fury and Rage.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“5014. Tho' the Sun shines, take your Cloak.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4908. There is no disputing of Tastes, Appetites and Fancies.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“6372. All Work, and no Play,
Makes Jack a dull boy.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“6089. To borrow upon Usury, bringeth on Beggary.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“3668. Nothing is ill, that ends well.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“3395. Men hate those they have hurt.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“3031. It is Wit to pick a Lock, and steal a Horse; but it is Wisdom to let it alone.”
Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1735) : The cunning man steals a horse, the wise man lets him alone.
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“6294. Well begun
Is half done.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“310. A Man surprized is half beaten.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“3570. No Fool like the old Fool.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“2084. He that does not speak Truth to me, does not believe me when I speak Truth.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
