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.
THOMAS MOREA pretty face may be enough to catch a man, but it takes character and good nature to hold him.
More Thomas More Quotes
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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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Lord, give me a sense of humor so that I may take some happiness from this life and share it with others.
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It is possible to live for the next life and still be merry in this.
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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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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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See me safe up: for in my coming down, I can shift for myself.
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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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It’s a poor doctor who can’t cure one disease without giving you another.
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A man taking basil from a woman will love her always.
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The times are never so bad but that a good man can make shift to live in them.
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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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I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself.
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For when they see the people swarm into the streets, and daily wet to the skin with rain, and yet cannot persuade them to go out of the rain, they do keep themselves within their houses, seeing they cannot remedy the folly of the people.
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It is naturally given to all men to esteem their own inventions best.
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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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