English - Clergyman | June 19, 1608 - August 16, 1661
A fool's paradise is a wise man's hell!
Thomas Fuller
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Leftovers in their less visible form are called memories. Stored in the refrigerator of the mind and the cupboard of the heart.
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The devil lies brooding in the miser's chest.
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An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.
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A good horse should be seldom spurred.
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'Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship.
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Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building.
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If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.
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Despair gives courage to a coward.
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Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm.
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He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint; that boasteth of it, is a devil.
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Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest.
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