Thomas Fuller
England
24 Jun 1654 // 17 Sep 1734
Physician / Preacher / Intellectual
24 Jun 1654 // 17 Sep 1734
Physician / Preacher / Intellectual
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Be the business never so painful, you may have it done for money
Bad excuses are worse than none
An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men
All things are difficult before they are easy
All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer
Act nothing in a furious passion. It's putting to sea in a storm
Abused patience turns to fury
A wise man turns chance into good fortune
A small demerit extinguishes a long service
A man is not good or bad for one action
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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