If the lion knew his own strength, hard were it for any man to rule him.
THOMAS MORELord, give me a sense of humor so that I may take some happiness from this life and share it with others.
More Thomas More Quotes
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No 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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Sex and religion are closer to each other than either might prefer.
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What though youth gave love and roses, Age still leaves us friends and wine.
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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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Everywhere do I percieve a certain conspiracy of rich men seeking their own advantage underthat name and pretext of commonwealth.
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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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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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The things we pray for, good Lord, give us grace to labor for.
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To gold and silver nature hath given no use that we may not well lack.
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I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself.
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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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Every man has by the law of nature a right to such a waste portion of the earth as is necessary for his subsistence.
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Our emotional symptoms are precious sources of life and individuality.
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It is possible to live for the next life and still be merry in this.
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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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