"4872. There is a Bone for you to pick."

Thomas Fuller (writer)Literature See all quotes by Thomas Fuller (writer) →

React to this quote

More by Thomas Fuller (writer)

“3389. Men are more prone to revengeInjuries, than to requite Kindnesses.”

“4702. The Passions are like Fire and Water ; good Servants, but bad Masters.”

“2763. Avoid Men that are Hot and Quarrelsome ; they will affront thee for nothing, and urge Things beyond Reason and Measure. They will bring thee into Troubles, which thou wilt not easily get out of. Keeping Company with such is living with Wolves, Bears, and Tygers.”

“950. Beauty is but Skin deep ; within is Filth and Putrefaction.”

“1544. Fish and Guests smell at three Days old.”

“5968. You must plow with such Oxen as you have.”

Resonant Thoughts

"I watch Sesame Street a lot because I have two little kids. And a lot of people ask me, y'know, would I ever consider doing another show, and... I sit there, and I watch this "Elmo" guy; and he is so …"

— Jerry Seinfeld

Entertainment1954

#humor

"In arranging the bodies in order of their electrical nature, there is formed an electro-chemical system which, in my opinion, is more fit than any other to give an idea of chemistry."

— Jöns Jacob Berzelius

Science1779–1848

#life

"The basis of Shiism is that the caliph should be chosen by God and not by the people. We ask: What was the reason for this? The book of Islam was the Qur'an, where is the Qur'an in such a statement? H…"

— Ahmad Kasravi

Law1890–1946

#philosophy

"The anonymous author of 'The Vestiges of Creation' published in 1844 a treatise, written in a clear and attractive style, which made the English public familiar with the leading views of Lamarck on tr…"

— Charles Lyell

Philosophy1767–1849

#life