Laws could be passed to keep the leader of a government from getting too much power.
THOMAS MOREHowbeit, 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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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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It is naturally given to all men to esteem their own inventions best.
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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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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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You wouldn’t abandon ship in a storm just because you couldn’t control the winds.
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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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A pretty face may be enough to catch a man, but it takes character and good nature to hold him.
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There are several sorts of religions, not only in different parts of the island, but even in every town; some worshipping the sun, others the moon or one of the planets.
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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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Oh! blame not the bard.
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I die the king’s faithful servant, but God’s first.
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He travels best that knows when to return.
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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 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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What is deferred is not avoided.
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