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It is part of the business of life to be affable and pleasing to those whom either nature, chance or circumstance has made our companions.

Thomas More

It’s a poor doctor who can’t cure one disease without giving you another.
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Cure Doctor Poor Yourself
You wouldn’t abandon ship in a storm just because you couldn’t control the winds.
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Abandon Control Storm Wind
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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Complication Fall Oneself Removal
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
To gold and silver nature hath given no use that we may not well lack.
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Gold Silver Use
I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself.
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Law Myself Protection Reason
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
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
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
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Drowning Man One Liner
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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Capability Compassion Creature Feeling Human Nature
A good tale evil told were better untold, and an evil take well told need none other solicitor.
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Evil Goodness Need
Friendship demands attention.
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Attention Demand Friendship
It is possible to live for the next life and still be merry in this.
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Happiness Live Possible
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
Oh! blame not the bard.
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Blame One Liner
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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Comfort Gentle Human

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