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 MOREThere 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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I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself.
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A man taking basil from a woman will love her always.
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It’s a poor doctor who can’t cure one disease without giving you another.
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The state of things and the dispositions of men were then such, that a man could not well tell whom he might trust or whom he might fear.
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And it will fall out as in a complication of diseases, that by applying a remedy to one sore, you will provoke another; and that which removes the one ill symptom produces others.
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The things we pray for, good Lord, give us grace to labor for.
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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.
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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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Laws could be passed to keep the leader of a government from getting too much power.
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It is a wise mans part, rather to avoid sickness, than to wish for medicines.
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Pride thinks it’s own happiness shines the brighter by comparing it with the misfortunes of others.
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Lawyers-a profession it is to disguise matters.
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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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A good tale evil told were better untold, and an evil take well told need none other solicitor.
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An absolutely new idea is one of the rarest things known to man.
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