Thomas Fuller (writer) (1654 – 1734)
English physician, writer and adage collector.
To hit the Nail on the Head.
Learn the art of Silence ; the wise Man that holds his Tongue, says more than the Fool who speaks.
Many Things fall out between the Cup and the Lip.
If you sleep till Noon, you have no right to complain that the Days are short.
None knows the Weight of another's Burthen.
Time and Tide tarry for no Man.
Give him but Rope enough, and he'll hang himself.
He that would please all, and himself too,
Undertakes what none could ever do.
It is my own Fault, if I am deceived by the same Man twice.
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Happy’s the wooing,
That’s not long a doing.
As Virtue is its own Reward, so Vice is its own Punishment.
If thou canst but live free from Debt and Want, 'tis not absolutely necessary to care for more : for all the rest, truly speaking, is but Vanity, and for the most part Vexation too.
There is a Bone for you to pick.
Who more busy than they that have least to do?
Plants too often removed will not thrive.
As demure as if Butter would not melt in his Mouth.
Company in Misery makes it light.
A small Leak will sink a great Ship.
It is sooner said than done.