Every man has by the law of nature a right to such a waste portion of the earth as is necessary for his subsistence.
THOMAS MOREEvery 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.
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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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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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One man to live in pleasure and wealth, whiles all other weap and smart for it, that is the part not of a king, but of a jailor.
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Anyone who campaigns for public office becomes disqualified for holding any office at all.
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As for rosemary, I let it run all over my garden walls, not only because my bees love it but because it is the herb sacred to remembrance and to friendship, whence a sprig of it hath a dumb language.
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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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Rose! Thou art the sweetest flower that ever drank the amber shower: Even the Gods, who walk the sky, are amourous of thy scented sigh.
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I die the king’s faithful servant, but God’s first.
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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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Kindness and good nature unite men more effectually and with greater strength than any agreements whatsoever, since thereby the engagements of men’s hearts become stronger than the bond and obligation of words.
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It is naturally given to all men to esteem their own inventions best.
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Friendship demands attention.
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Most people know nothing about learning; many despise it. Dummies reject as too hard whatever is not dumb.
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It is possible to live for the next life and still be merry in this.
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A man taking basil from a woman will love her always.
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