They wonder much to hear that gold, which in itself is so useless a thing, should be everywhere so much esteemed, that even men for whom it was made, and by whom it has its value, should yet be thought of less value than it is.
THOMAS MOREIt is only natural, of course, that each man should think his own opinions best: the crow loves his fledgling, and the ape his cub.
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Yea, marry, now it is somewhat, for now it is rhyme; before, it was neither rhyme nor reason.
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One of the greatest problems of our time is that many are schooled but few are educated.
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He travels best that knows when to return.
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If the lion knew his own strength, hard were it for any man to rule him.
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Nobody owns anything but everyone is rich – for what greater wealth can there be than cheerfulness, peace of mind, and freedom from anxiety?
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Lawyers-a profession it is to disguise matters.
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A pretty face may be enough to catch a man, but it takes character and good nature to hold him.
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A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
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A man taking basil from a woman will love her always.
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It is naturally given to all men to esteem their own inventions best.
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For men use, if they have an evil turn, to write it in marble; and whoso doth us a good turn we write it in dust.
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Getting married is like putting one’s hand in a bag containing 99 serpents and one eel.
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I’d give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety’s sake.
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Those among them that have not received our religion do not fright any from it, and use none ill that goes over to it, so that all the while I was there one man was only punished on this occasion.
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Oh! blame not the bard.
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