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."

“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 Quotes by Thomas Fuller

“Abused patience turns to fury.”

— Thomas Fuller

Patience

“Don't let your will roar when your power only whispers.”

— Thomas Fuller

Power

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

— Thomas Fuller

Patience

“A good garden may have some weeds.”

— Thomas Fuller

Gardening

“Health is not valued till sickness comes.”

— Thomas Fuller

Health

“If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully.”

— Thomas Fuller

Leadership

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

— Thomas Fuller

Best

“Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.”

— Thomas Fuller

Knowledge

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

— Thomas Fuller

Great

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

— Thomas Fuller

Great

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

— Thomas Fuller

Home

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

— Thomas Fuller

Birthday

“In fair weather prepare for foul.”

— Thomas Fuller

Leadership

“'Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship.”

— Thomas Fuller

Strength

“An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with.”

— Thomas Fuller

God

“Cruelty is a tyrant that's always attended with fear.”

— Thomas Fuller

Fear

“Great hopes make great men.”

— Thomas Fuller

Great

“Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.”

— Thomas Fuller

Travel

“Let him who expects one class of society to prosper in the highest degree, while the other is in distress, try whether one side of the face can smile while the other is pinched.”

— Thomas Fuller

Smile

“The more wit the less courage.”

— Thomas Fuller

Courage