Jim's Favorite Famous Quote, Quip, Axiom, and Maxim Repository
Thomas Fuller
Thomas Fuller
Thomas Fuller.
BornJune 24, 1654
DiedSeptember 17, 1734
Physician and preacher. Author of Gnomologia: Adagies and Proverbs, Wise Sentences and Witty Sayings, Ancient and Modern, Foreign and British (1732).

The repository contains eight quotes from Thomas Fuller.

Freedom

Lean liberty is better than fat slavery.

Miscellaneous

Let us spare where we may, so that we may spend where we should.

Honesty

Honesty is a fine jewel but much out of fashion.

Honesty

No honest man ever repented of his honesty.

Religion

Religion is the best armor in the world, but the worst cloak.

Growing Old

’Tis late ere an old man comes to know he is old.

Honor

It is a worthier thing to desire honor than to possess it.

Friendship

They are rich who have true friends.