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.
THOMAS MOREFood 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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A pretty face may be enough to catch a man, but it takes character and good nature to hold him.
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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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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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An absolutely new idea is one of the rarest things known to man.
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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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What part soever you take upon you, play that as well as you can and make the best of it.
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Our emotional symptoms are precious sources of life and individuality.
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If honor were profitable, everybody would be honorable.
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Kindness and good nature unite men more effectually and with greater strength than any agreements whatsoever, since thereby the engagements of men’s hearts become stronger than the bond and obligation of words.
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It’s a poor doctor who can’t cure one disease without giving you another.
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What is deferred is not avoided.
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I’d give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety’s sake.
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You wouldn’t abandon ship in a storm just because you couldn’t control the winds.
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Your love has build me from strength to strength. It has made me a stronger and better person than I was. There is nothing that love cannot change darling. Once you fall in love, even wars turn to love stories.
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The way to heaven out of all places is of length and distance.
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