Thomas Fuller (writer) (1654 – 1734)
English physician, writer and adage collector.
Nothing costs so much as what is given us.
There is nothing more precious than Time, and nothing more prodigally wasted.
One Bird in the Hand, is worth two in the Bush.
To make a Mountain of a Mole-hill.
The worse the Passage, the more welcome the Port.
For whom does the blind Man's Wife paint her self?
A Man surprized is half beaten.
Two things a Man should never be angry at ; what he can help, and what he cannot help.
A Man knows his Companion in a long Journey and a little Inn.
Faint Heart ne'er won fair Lady.
Out of the Frying-pan into the Fire.
Avoid knowing more than thou needest : Secrets are troublesome Burthens to such as are not interested in them.
Every Dog has its Day ; and every Man his Hour.
This, or any Moment may be your last.
They say so, is half a Lie.
Make Hay, while the Sun shines.
Trust not an Enemy, because thou hast done him good Offices : for Men are naturally more prone to revenge Injuries, than to requite Kindnesses.
Drunkenness turns a Man out of himself, and leaves a Beast in his room.
God help the Rich ; the Poor can beg.
All things are difficult, before they are easy.