Pride thinks it’s own happiness shines the brighter by comparing it with the misfortunes of others.
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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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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Oh! blame not the bard.
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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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Sex and religion are closer to each other than either might prefer.
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Laws could be passed to keep the leader of a government from getting too much power.
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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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An absolutely new idea is one of the rarest things known to man.
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The heart that has truly loved never forgets.
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I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself.
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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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Two evils, greed and faction are the destruction of all justice.
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A man taking basil from a woman will love her always.
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I should only ever tell the king what he ought to do, not what he could do. For if the lion knows his own strength, no man could control him.
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They set great store by their gardens . . . Their studie and deligence herein commeth not only of pleasure, but also of a certain strife and contention . . . concerning the trimming, husbanding, and furnishing of their gardens; everye man or his owne parte.
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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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