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The servant may not look to be in better case than his master.

Thomas More

It 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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Himself Love Man Natural Thinking
It’s wrong to deprive someone else of a pleasure so that you can enjoy one yourself, but to deprive yourself of a pleasure so that you can add to someone else’s enjoyment is an act of humanity by which you always gain more than you lose.
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Act Enjoyment Humanity Oneself Pleasure Wrong
I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself.
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Law Myself Protection Reason
I die the king’s faithful servant, but God’s first.
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Death Faith God Myself
And peradventure we have more cause to thank Him for our loss than for our winning; for His wisdom better seeth what is good for us than we do ourselves.
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Loss Ourselves Reason Thankful Win
Most people know nothing about learning; many despise it. Dummies reject as too hard whatever is not dumb.
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Hard Learning People
To love God, which was a thing far excelling all the cunning that is possible for us in this life to obtain.
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God Life Love Possible
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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Carry Force Goodness Greatness Influence Power Wisdom
Pride thinks it’s own happiness shines the brighter by comparing it with the misfortunes of others.
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Bright Fortune Happiness Pride Shine Thinking
The servant may not look to be in better case than his master.
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Better Master Servant
What is deferred is not avoided.
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Avoid One Liner
The way to heaven out of all places is of length and distance.
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Distance Heaven Place
The heart that has truly loved never forgets.
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Forget Heart Love True
Whoever loveth me, loveth my hound.
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Love Myself
Oh! blame not the bard.
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Blame One Liner
Nor can they understand why a totally useless substance like gold should now, all over the world, be considered far more important than human beings, who gave it such value as it has, purely for their own convenience.
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Gold Substance Understand Value

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