The most part of all princes have more delight in warlike manners and feats of chivalry than in the good feats of peace.
THOMAS MORENo 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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Our emotional symptoms are precious sources of life and individuality.
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And one wild Shakespeare, following Nature’s lights, Is worth whole planets, filled with Stagyrites.
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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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I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself.
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I die the king’s faithful servant, but God’s first.
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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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A man taking basil from a woman will love her always.
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By confronting us with irreducible mysteries that stretch our daily vision to include infinity, nature opens an inviting and guiding path toward a spiritual life.
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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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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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Instead of inflicting these horrible punishments, it would be far more to the point to provide everyone with some means of livelihood, so that nobody’s under the frightful necessity of becoming, first a thief, and then a corpse.
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The increasing influence of the Bible is marvelously great, penetrating everywhere. It carries with it a tremendous power of freedom and justice guided by a combined force of wisdom and goodness.
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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.
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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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The times are never so bad but that a good man can make shift to live in them.
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