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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.

Thomas More

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
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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Esteem Gold Value Wonder
Anyone who campaigns for public office becomes disqualified for holding any office at all.
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Campaign Hold Office
It is only natural, of course, that each man should think his own opinions best: the crow loves his fledgling, and the ape his cub.
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Himself Love Man Natural Thinking
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
As for rosemary, I let it run all over my garden walls, not only because my bees love it but because it is the herb sacred to remembrance and to friendship, whence a sprig of it hath a dumb language.
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Friendship Garden Language Love Remember Run
Whoever loveth me, loveth my hound.
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Love Myself
For men use, if they have an evil turn, to write it in marble; and whoso doth us a good turn we write it in dust.
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Goodness Man Writing
Laws could be passed to keep the leader of a government from getting too much power.
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Government Law Leadership
For when they see the people swarm into the streets, and daily wet to the skin with rain, and yet cannot persuade them to go out of the rain, they do keep themselves within their houses, seeing they cannot remedy the folly of the people.
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Home People Rain Remedy Skin Street
To gold and silver nature hath given no use that we may not well lack.
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Gold Silver Use
If honor were profitable, everybody would be honorable.
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Honor Profit
Everywhere do I percieve a certain conspiracy of rich men seeking their own advantage underthat name and pretext of commonwealth.
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Advantage Men Myself Name Rich Seek
Nobody owns anything but everyone is rich – for what greater wealth can there be than cheerfulness, peace of mind, and freedom from anxiety?
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Greatness Mindset Peace Wealth
A man taking basil from a woman will love her always.
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Herself Love Man Willing Woman
Lord, give me a sense of humor so that I may take some happiness from this life and share it with others.
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Happiness Humor Life Share

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