A pretty face may be enough to catch a man, but it takes character and good nature to hold him.
THOMAS MORELawyers-a profession it is to disguise matters.
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Laws could be passed to keep the leader of a government from getting too much power.
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The state of things and the dispositions of men were then such, that a man could not well tell whom he might trust or whom he might fear.
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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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What part soever you take upon you, play that as well as you can and make the best of it.
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An absolutely new idea is one of the rarest things known to man.
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The things we pray for, good Lord, give us grace to labor for.
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Sex and religion are closer to each other than either might prefer.
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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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Nobody owns anything but everyone is rich – for what greater wealth can there be than cheerfulness, peace of mind, and freedom from anxiety?
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Most people know nothing about learning; many despise it. Dummies reject as too hard whatever is not dumb.
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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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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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Everywhere do I percieve a certain conspiracy of rich men seeking their own advantage underthat name and pretext of commonwealth.
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Occupy your mind with good thoughts, or the enemy will fill them with bad ones.
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They wonder much to hear that gold, which in itself is so useless a thing, should be everywhere so much esteemed, that even men for whom it was made, and by whom it has its value, should yet be thought of less value than it is.
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