Thomas Fuller (writer) (1654 – 1734)
English physician, writer and adage collector.
Bacchus hath drown'd more Men than Neptune.
'Tis Money, that begets Money.
'Tis the early Bird, that catches the Worm.
Take an Hair of the same Dog that bit you.
That penny's well spent, that saves a Groat.
There is no usual Rule without an exception.
Thrift is the Philosopher's Stone.
If thou wilt have no Difference with thy Friends ; sell them not Horses, nor Goods ; and buy nothing of them.
A light Purse
Is a heavy Curse.
The burnt Child dreads the Fire.
He that makes himself an Ass, must not take it ill, if Men ride him.
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Little Stroaks
Fell great Oaks.
One barking Dog, sets all the Street a barking.
Help, Hands ;
For I have no Lands.
What is the Use of Patience, if we cannot find it when we want it?
Point not at other's Spots with a foul Finger.
Weeds are apt to grow faster than good Herbs.
He that does not speak Truth to me, does not believe me when I speak Truth.
When all is gone, Repentance comes too late.