To love God, which was a thing far excelling all the cunning that is possible for us in this life to obtain.
THOMAS MORESex and religion are closer to each other than either might prefer.
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I’d give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety’s sake.
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Two evils, greed and faction are the destruction of all justice.
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You wouldn’t abandon ship in a storm just because you couldn’t control the winds.
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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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The most part of all princes have more delight in warlike manners and feats of chivalry than in the good feats of peace.
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He travels best that knows when to return.
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Sex and religion are closer to each other than either might prefer.
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It is part of the business of life to be affable and pleasing to those whom either nature, chance or circumstance has made our companions.
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There are several sorts of religions, not only in different parts of the island, but even in every town; some worshipping the sun, others the moon or one of the planets.
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No living creature is naturally greedy, except from fear of want – or in the case of human beings, from vanity, the notion that you’re better than people if you can display more superfluous property than they can.
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Our emotional symptoms are precious sources of life and individuality.
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The way to heaven out of all places is of length and distance.
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I die the king’s faithful servant, but God’s first.
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No more like together than is chalke to coles.
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Because the soul has such deep roots in personal and social life and its values run so contrary to modern concerns, caring for the soul may well turn out to be a radical act, a challenge to accepted norms.
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