Two evils, greed and faction are the destruction of all justice.
THOMAS MORELord, give me a sense of humor so that I may take some happiness from this life and share it with others.
More Thomas More Quotes
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The times are never so bad but that a good man can make shift to live in them.
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For when they see the people swarm into the streets, and daily wet to the skin with rain, and yet cannot persuade them to go out of the rain, they do keep themselves within their houses, seeing they cannot remedy the folly of the people.
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Howbeit, this one thing, son, I assure you on my faith, that if the parties will at hands call for justice, then, all were it my father stood on the one side, and the devil on the other, his cause being good, the devil should have right.
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The state of things and the dispositions of men were then such, that a man could not well tell whom he might trust or whom he might fear.
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You wouldn’t abandon ship in a storm just because you couldn’t control the winds.
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It is naturally given to all men to esteem their own inventions best.
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As for rosemary, I let it run all over my garden walls, not only because my bees love it but because it is the herb sacred to remembrance and to friendship, whence a sprig of it hath a dumb language.
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What though youth gave love and roses, Age still leaves us friends and wine.
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Sex and religion are closer to each other than either might prefer.
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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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If honor were profitable, everybody would be honorable.
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By reason of gifts and bribes the offices be given to rich men, which should rather have been executed by wise men.
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I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself.
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Pride thinks it’s own happiness shines the brighter by comparing it with the misfortunes of others.
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Food is an implement of magic, and only the most coldhearted rationalist could squeeze the juices of life out of it and make it bland. In a true sense, a cookbook is the best source of psychological advice and the kitchen the first choice of room for a therapy of the world.
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