English - Clergyman | June 19, 1608 - August 16, 1661
With devotion's visage and pious action we do sugar o'er the devil himself.
Thomas Fuller
ActionDevilSugarDevotionHimself
A conservative believes nothing should be done for the first time.
TimeDoneNothingConservativeFirst
It is more difficult to praise rightly than to blame.
BlameMoreDifficultPraiseThan
Eaten bread is forgotten.
BreadForgottenEaten
If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully.
LeadershipYouCommandWiselyObeyed
No man can be happy without a friend, nor be sure of his friend till he is unhappy.
FriendManHappyBe HappyUnhappy
Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks.
KindnessThankfulThanksGets
He that hopes no good fears no ill.
GoodHopesHeFearsIll
Men are more prone to revenge injuries than to requite kindness.
KindnessMenRevengeInjuriesMore
There is nothing that so much gratifies an ill tongue as when it finds an angry heart.
HeartAngerAngryTongueNothing
Pride will spit in pride's face.
FacePrideWillSpit
A drinker has a hole under his nose that all his money runs into.
MoneyNoseHoleHisDrinkerRuns
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