Thomas Fuller

Thomas Fuller

47 quotes

Known primarily as an English churchman and historian, Thomas Fuller also happens to be one of the most quotable figures in our collection. Their thinking spans from Great to Men, revealing a mind that refused to stay in one lane. Our collection includes 57 quotes from Thomas Fuller, touching on Great, Men, Fear, Patience, and Money — a testament to just how much they had to say. A line that stays with you: "He that has a great nose, thinks everybody is speaking of it."

“He that has a great nose, thinks everybody is speaking of it.”

— Thomas Fuller

Great

All Quotes by Thomas Fuller

“One may miss the mark by aiming too high as too low.”

— Thomas Fuller

Motivational

“A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife.”

— Thomas Fuller

Best

“A good garden may have some weeds.”

— Thomas Fuller

Gardening

“He that hopes no good fears no ill.”

— Thomas Fuller

Fear

“An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.”

— Thomas Fuller

Great

“There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.”

— Thomas Fuller

Love

“Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins.”

— Thomas Fuller

Great

“Great hopes make great men.”

— Thomas Fuller

Great

“He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself for every man has need to be forgiven.”

— Thomas Fuller

Forgiveness

“Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost.”

— Thomas Fuller

Learning

“There is nothing that so much gratifies an ill tongue as when it finds an angry heart.”

— Thomas Fuller

Anger

“Change of weather is the discourse of fools.”

— Thomas Fuller

Change

“Fame is the echo of actions, resounding them to the world, save that the echo repeats only the last art, but fame relates all, and often more than all.”

— Thomas Fuller

Art

“All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer.”

— Thomas Fuller

Patience

“Better be alone than in bad company.”

— Thomas Fuller

Alone

“The more wit the less courage.”

— Thomas Fuller

Courage

“Charity begins at home, but should not end there.”

— Thomas Fuller

Home

“If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.”

— Thomas Fuller

Inspirational

“In fair weather prepare for foul.”

— Thomas Fuller

Leadership

“Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building.”

— Thomas Fuller

Architecture