A book that is shut is but a block.
Thomas Fuller

A conservative believes nothing should be done for the first time.
Thomas Fuller

A drinker has a hole under his nose that all his money runs into.
Thomas Fuller

A fool's paradise is a wise man's hell!
Thomas Fuller

A fox should not be on the jury at a goose's trial.
Thomas Fuller

A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.
Thomas Fuller

A good friend is my nearest relation.
Thomas Fuller

A good garden may have some weeds.
Thomas Fuller

A good horse should be seldom spurred.
Thomas Fuller

A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings.
Thomas Fuller

A little skill in antiquity inclines a man to Popery.
Thomas Fuller

A man in passion rides a horse that runs away with him.
Thomas Fuller

A man is not good or bad for one action.
Thomas Fuller

A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife.
Thomas Fuller

A wise man turns chance into good fortune.
Thomas Fuller

A woman, a dog and a walnut tree, the more you beat them, the better they be.
Thomas Fuller

Abused patience turns to fury.
Thomas Fuller

All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer.
Thomas Fuller

All doors open to courtesy.
Thomas Fuller

All things are difficult before they are easy.
Thomas Fuller