An absolutely new idea is one of the rarest things known to man.
THOMAS MOREOne 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.
More Thomas More Quotes
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It’s a poor doctor who can’t cure one disease without giving you another.
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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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The 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.
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Take something from yourself, to give to another, that is humane and gentle and never takes away as much comfort as it brings again.
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And it will fall out as in a complication of diseases, that by applying a remedy to one sore, you will provoke another; and that which removes the one ill symptom produces others.
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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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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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I’d give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety’s sake.
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What is deferred is not avoided.
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Friendship demands attention.
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Two evils, greed and faction are the destruction of all justice.
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He travels best that knows when to return.
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Nobody sees a flower really, it is so small. We haven’t time,and to see takes time- like to have a friend takes time. One of the greatest problems of our time is that many are schooled, but few are educated.
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Food is an implement of magic, and only the most coldhearted rationalist could squeeze the juices of life out of it and make it bland. In a true sense, a cookbook is the best source of psychological advice and the kitchen the first choice of room for a therapy of the world.
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To gold and silver nature hath given no use that we may not well lack.
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