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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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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They set great store by their gardens . . . Their studie and deligence herein commeth not only of pleasure, but also of a certain strife and contention . . . concerning the trimming, husbanding, and furnishing of their gardens; everye man or his owne parte.
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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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Friendship demands attention.
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Every 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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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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Whoever loveth me, loveth my hound.
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A good tale evil told were better untold, and an evil take well told need none other solicitor.
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A pretty face may be enough to catch a man, but it takes character and good nature to hold him.
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What part soever you take upon you, play that as well as you can and make the best of it.
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And one wild Shakespeare, following Nature’s lights, Is worth whole planets, filled with Stagyrites.
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If honor were profitable, everybody would be honorable.
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Your love has build me from strength to strength. It has made me a stronger and better person than I was. There is nothing that love cannot change darling. Once you fall in love, even wars turn to love stories.
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One of the greatest problems of our time is that many are schooled but few are educated.
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I’d give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety’s sake.
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