Who does more earnestly long for a change than he who is uneasy in his present circumstances? And who run to create confusions with so desperate a boldness as those who have nothing to lose, hope to gain by them?
THOMAS MOREThere 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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The heart that has truly loved never forgets.
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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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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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Whoever loveth me, loveth my hound.
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A man taking basil from a woman will love her always.
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If the lion knew his own strength, hard were it for any man to rule him.
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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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To gold and silver nature hath given no use that we may not well lack.
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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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Yea, marry, now it is somewhat, for now it is rhyme; before, it was neither rhyme nor reason.
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Laws could be passed to keep the leader of a government from getting too much power.
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It is a wise mans part, rather to avoid sickness, than to wish for medicines.
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Two evils, greed and faction are the destruction of all justice.
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Those among them that have not received our religion do not fright any from it, and use none ill that goes over to it, so that all the while I was there one man was only punished on this occasion.
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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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