Quote#Politics & Power
Scoff not at the natural defects of any which are not in their power…
Quote byThomas Fuller · 1608–1661
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Holy State and the Profane State (1642), Of Jesting.
English (original)
Scoff not at the natural defects of any which are not in their power to amend. Oh 't is cruelty to beat a cripple with his own crutches.
— Thomas Fuller
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