Thomas Fuller

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Thomas Fuller

Born: June 19, 1608

Died: August 16, 1661

Nationality: English

Occupation: Clergyman

Biography: Thomas Fuller was an English churchman and historian. He is now remembered for his writings, particularly his Worthies of England, published after his death. He was a prolific author, and one of the first English writers able to live by his pen.

“A book that is shut is but a block.”

- Thomas Fuller

Source/Notes: Gnomologia: Adagies and Proverbs; Wise Sentences and Witty Sayings, Ancient and Modern, Foreign and British, Collected by Thomas Fuller (published in 1732), p. 1

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“A conservative believes nothing should be done for the first time.”

- Thomas Fuller

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“He has a hole under his nose that all his money runs into.”

- Thomas Fuller

Source/Notes: Gnomologia: Adagies and Proverbs; Wise Sentences and Witty Sayings, Ancient and Modern, Foreign and British, Collected by Thomas Fuller (published in 1732), p. 72

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“A fool's paradise is a wise man's hell!”

- Thomas Fuller

Source/Notes: Wise Words and Quaint Counsels of Thomas Fuller, compiled by Augustus Jessopp, Clarendon Press, 1892, p. 94

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“A fox should not be on the jury at a goose's trial.”

- Thomas Fuller

Source/Notes: Gnomologia: Adagies and Proverbs; Wise Sentences and Witty Sayings, Ancient and Modern, Foreign and British, Collected by Thomas Fuller (published in 1732), p. 5

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“A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.”

- Thomas Fuller

Source/Notes: Gnomologia: Adagies and Proverbs; Wise Sentences and Witty Sayings, Ancient and Modern, Foreign and British, Collected by Thomas Fuller (published in 1732), p. 5

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“A good friend is my nearest relation.”

- Thomas Fuller

Source/Notes: Gnomologia: Adagies and Proverbs; Wise Sentences and Witty Sayings, Ancient and Modern, Foreign and British, Collected by Thomas Fuller (published in 1732), p. 6

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“A good garden may have some weeds.”

- Thomas Fuller

Source/Notes: Gnomologia: Adagies and Proverbs; Wise Sentences and Witty Sayings, Ancient and Modern, Foreign and British, Collected by Thomas Fuller (published in 1732), p. 6

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“A good horse should be seldom spurred.”

- Thomas Fuller

Source/Notes: Gnomologia: Adagies and Proverbs; Wise Sentences and Witty Sayings, Ancient and Modern, Foreign and British, Collected by Thomas Fuller (published in 1732), p. 6

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“A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings.”

- Thomas Fuller

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“A little skill in antiquity inclines a man to Popery.”

- Thomas Fuller

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“A man in passion rides a horse that runs away with him.”

- Thomas Fuller

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“A man is not good or bad for one action.”

- Thomas Fuller