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.
THOMAS MOREYou wouldn’t abandon ship in a storm just because you couldn’t control the winds.
More Thomas More Quotes
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Sex and religion are closer to each other than either might prefer.
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A man taking basil from a woman will love her always.
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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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The heart that has truly loved never forgets.
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He travels best that knows when to return.
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It’s a poor doctor who can’t cure one disease without giving you another.
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There are dreadful punishments enacted against thieves, but it were much better to make such good provisions by which every man might be put in a method how to live, and so be preserved from the fatal necessity of stealing and of dying for it.
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Laws could be passed to keep the leader of a government from getting too much power.
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The increasing influence of the Bible is marvelously great, penetrating everywhere. It carries with it a tremendous power of freedom and justice guided by a combined force of wisdom and goodness.
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To love God, which was a thing far excelling all the cunning that is possible for us in this life to obtain.
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Friendship demands attention.
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Anyone who campaigns for public office becomes disqualified for holding any office at all.
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The way to heaven out of all places is of length and distance.
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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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Oh! blame not the bard.
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