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If the lion knew his own strength, hard were it for any man to rule him.

Thomas More

Laws could be passed to keep the leader of a government from getting too much power.
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Government Law Leadership
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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Business Chance Life Nature Ourselves
The way to heaven out of all places is of length and distance.
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Distance Heaven Place
See me safe up: for in my coming down, I can shift for myself.
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Myself Safety
It’s a poor doctor who can’t cure one disease without giving you another.
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Cure Doctor Poor Yourself
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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Myself Occasion Punishment Religion
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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Law Man Nature Necessary Portion Substance Waste
What is deferred is not avoided.
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Avoid One Liner
We cannot go to heaven in featherbeds.
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Death Heaven Journey
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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Death Horrible Punishment Thief
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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Life Mystery Nature Spiritual Vision
Pride thinks it’s own happiness shines the brighter by comparing it with the misfortunes of others.
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Bright Fortune Happiness Pride Shine Thinking
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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Gold Substance Understand Value
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
No more like together than is chalke to coles.
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Cole Togetherness
To gold and silver nature hath given no use that we may not well lack.
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Gold Silver Use

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