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Trust not an Enemy, because thou hast done him good Offices : for Men are naturally more prone to revenge Injuries, than to requite Kindnesses.
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Tho' all Men were made of one Metal, yet they were not cast all in the same Mould.
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If I leave thee a moderate Fortune, as my Father left me, and thou provest wise and virtuous, it will be sufficient. It's none of the least of God's Favours, that Wealth comes not trolling in upon us; for many of us should have been worse, if our Estates had been better.
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He that lies down with the Dogs, must rise with the fleas.
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Keep thy eyes wide open before Marriage; and half shut afterward.
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Learn the art of Silence ; the wise Man that holds his Tongue, says more than the Fool who speaks.
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There are many rare abilities in the world which Fortune never brings to light.
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Hunger scarce kills any; but Gluttony and Drunkenness, Multitudes.
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More Flies are taken with a Drop of Honey than a Tun of Vinegar.
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The Thief is sorry he is to be hanged, but not that he is a Thief.
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Bees that have Honey in their Mouths, have Stings in their Tails.
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Drunkenness turns a Man out of himself, and leaves a Beast in his room.
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Wise Men learn by other Men's Harms; Fools, by their own.
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See that thou be always a doing of something, and be ever ashamed to catch thyself idle : The idle man is content to anticipate Death, by being out of Motion; but high Souls, like the Heaven they come from, move continually, and are incapable of Rest, until they rest there.
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Assist the afflicted with something real, if thou canst; As for Tears they are but Water, what good can they do?
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Follow Love, and it will flee;
Flee Love, and it will follow thee.
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Report not an ill Thing that thou thy self knowest not, but by the Report of a Man, who may lie or aggravate the Matter.
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Two things a Man should never be angry at; what he can help, and what he cannot help.
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If you would know the value of a Ducat, try to borrow one.
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He that does you a very ill Turn, will never forgive you.
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Squander not away thy life in Pastimes : There's but little need to drive away Time, which is ever flying away so swiftly of itself ; and when once gone is gone for ever.
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Avoid knowing more than thou needest : Secrets are troublesome Burthens to such as are not interested in them.
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He that does not speak Truth to me, does not believe me when I speak Truth.
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The Love of a Woman, and a Bottle of Wine,
Are sweet for a Season; but last a short Time.
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Keep thy Judgment to thyself. Why should others know what thou art? or paraphrase upon thy Opinion? Herein thou hast the Advantage of changing thy Mind when thou art mistaken, and yet continue (for ought others know) in the same Mind.
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Thomas Fuller
Born:
June 24, 1654
Died:
September 17, 1734
(aged 80)
Bio:
Thomas Fuller, M.D. was a British physician, preacher, and intellectual.
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