Thomas Fuller (writer) (1654 – 1734)
English physician, writer and adage collector.
You starve in a Cook's Shop.
Riches abuse them, who know not how to use them.
Custom is the Guide of the Ignorant.
The older a Fool is, the worse he is.
A Man may say too much even upon the best of Subjects.
That War only is just, which is necessary.
Spare the Rod, and spoil the Child.
If thou canst not find Tranquility in thyself ; 'twill be to little Purpose to seek it anywhere else.
There is a deal of Difference between Love and Gratefulness.
The wise Man draws more Advantage from his Enemies, than a Fool from his Friends.
One may say too much, even upon the best Subject.
Make not a Jest of another Man's Infirmity. Remember thy own.
Hope is a good Breakfast, but a bad Supper.
The more, the merrier ; the fewer, the better Cheer.
If the Mountain will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet must go to the Mountain.
What costs little, is less esteemed.
There are more old Drunkards, than old Physicians.
A good Reputation is a fair Estate.
When thou shewest Respect to any one, see that thy Submissions be proportionable to the Homage thou owest him. There is Stupidity and Pride in doing too little ; but in over acting of it, there is Abjection and Hypocrisy.