Every tribulation which ever comes our way either is sent to be medicinal, if we will take it as such, or may become medicinal, if we will make it such, or is better than medicinal, unless we forsake it.
THOMAS MOREThe times are never so bad but that a good man can make shift to live in them.
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The things we pray for, good Lord, give us grace to labor for.
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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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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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The increasing influence of the Bible is marvelously great, penetrating everywhere. It carries with it a tremendous power of freedom and justice guided by a combined force of wisdom and goodness.
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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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They have no lawyers among them, for they consider them as a sort of people whose profession it is to disguise matters.
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It is possible to live for the next life and still be merry in this.
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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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Everywhere do I percieve a certain conspiracy of rich men seeking their own advantage underthat name and pretext of commonwealth.
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A good tale evil told were better untold, and an evil take well told need none other solicitor.
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Every man has by the law of nature a right to such a waste portion of the earth as is necessary for his subsistence.
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The way to heaven out of all places is of length and distance.
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The servant may not look to be in better case than his master.
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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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A pretty face may be enough to catch a man, but it takes character and good nature to hold him.
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