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.
THOMAS MOREHowbeit, 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.
THOMAS MOREI’d give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety’s sake.
THOMAS MOREGetting married is like putting one’s hand in a bag containing 99 serpents and one eel.
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.
THOMAS MOREFriendship demands attention.
THOMAS MOREI should only ever tell the king what he ought to do, not what he could do. For if the lion knows his own strength, no man could control him.
THOMAS MOREThe heart that has truly loved never forgets.
THOMAS MOREA man taking basil from a woman will love her always.
THOMAS MOREIt’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.
THOMAS MOREBy confronting us with irreducible mysteries that stretch our daily vision to include infinity, nature opens an inviting and guiding path toward a spiritual life.
THOMAS MOREIf the lion knew his own strength, hard were it for any man to rule him.
THOMAS MOREI would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself.
THOMAS MOREIt’s a poor doctor who can’t cure one disease without giving you another.
THOMAS MOREThe Utopians feel that slaughtering our fellow creatures gradually destroys the sense of compassion, which is the finest sentiment of which our human nature is capable.
THOMAS MOREWhat part soever you take upon you, play that as well as you can and make the best of it.
THOMAS MORELaws could be passed to keep the leader of a government from getting too much power.
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