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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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And peradventure we have more cause to thank Him for our loss than for our winning; for His wisdom better seeth what is good for us than we do ourselves.
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Loss Ourselves Reason Thankful Win
Yea, marry, now it is somewhat, for now it is rhyme; before, it was neither rhyme nor reason.
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Marriage Reason Rhyme
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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Goodness Heart Kindness Men Nature Obligation Strong Word
I’d give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety’s sake.
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Benefit Devil Law Myself Safety
Sex and religion are closer to each other than either might prefer.
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Close Each Other Religion Sex
What part soever you take upon you, play that as well as you can and make the best of it.
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Best Play Yourself
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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Creature Fear Live Yourself
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.
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Devil Faith Goodness Hands Oneself Right Thing
We cannot go to heaven in featherbeds.
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Death Heaven Journey
One of the greatest problems of our time is that many are schooled but few are educated.
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Education Greatness Ourselves Problem School Time
To love God, which was a thing far excelling all the cunning that is possible for us in this life to obtain.
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God Life Love Possible
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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Myself Occasion Punishment Religion
Anyone who campaigns for public office becomes disqualified for holding any office at all.
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Campaign Hold Office
If the lion knew his own strength, hard were it for any man to rule him.
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Himself Lion Man Rule Strength
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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Advice Food Life Magic Therapy True World
I 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.
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Aware Control Direction Man Myself Strength

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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