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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.

Thomas More

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
The way to heaven out of all places is of length and distance.
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Distance Heaven Place
I’d give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety’s sake.
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Benefit Devil Law Myself Safety
The heart that has truly loved never forgets.
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Forget Heart Love True
It’s wrong to deprive someone else of a pleasure so that you can enjoy one yourself, but to deprive yourself of a pleasure so that you can add to someone else’s enjoyment is an act of humanity by which you always gain more than you lose.
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Act Enjoyment Humanity Oneself Pleasure Wrong
Our emotional symptoms are precious sources of life and individuality.
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Emotional Life Ourselves Source Symptom
If honor were profitable, everybody would be honorable.
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Honor Profit
Oh! blame not the bard.
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Blame One Liner
Two evils, greed and faction are the destruction of all justice.
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Destruction Evil Greed Justice
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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Death Horrible Punishment Thief
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
Those among them that have not received our religion do not fright any from it, and use none ill that goes over to it, so that all the while I was there one man was only punished on this occasion.
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Myself Occasion Punishment Religion
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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Concern Garden Greatness Happiness Himself Store
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
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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Moon Planet Religion Several Worship
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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Carry Force Goodness Greatness Influence Power Wisdom

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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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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