Quotes from Thomas Fuller

Plain dealing is a jewel, but they that wear it are out of fashion

No garden is without its weeds

Nothing sharpens sight like envy

A wise man turns chance into good fortune.

That trial is not fair where affection is judge

Light, God's eldest daughter...

A proverb is much matter decocted into a few words.

If you have one true friend, you have more than your share.

Gratitude is the least of the virtues, but ingratitude is the worst of vices.

Health is not valued until sickness comes.

Health is not valued till sickness comes.

One may miss the mark by aiming too high as too low.

Despair gives courage to a coward.

It is always darkest just before the day dawneth.

Comparison, more than reality, makes men happy or wretched.

Don't let your will roar when your power only whispers.

A drinker has a hole under his nose that all his money runs into.

All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer.

If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully.

There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.

A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.

The pyramids themselves, doting with age, have forgotten the names of their founders.

A good garden may have some weeds.

Anger is one of the sinews of the soul.