A man taking basil from a woman will love her always.
THOMAS MOREMost people know nothing about learning; many despise it. Dummies reject as too hard whatever is not dumb.
More Thomas More Quotes
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Food 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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It is a wise mans part, rather to avoid sickness, than to wish for medicines.
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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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To gold and silver nature hath given no use that we may not well lack.
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Oh! blame not the bard.
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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 things we pray for, good Lord, give us grace to labor for.
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No living creature is naturally greedy, except from fear of want – or in the case of human beings, from vanity, the notion that you’re better than people if you can display more superfluous property than they can.
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Every tribulation which ever comes our way either is sent to be medicinal, if we will take it as such, or may become medicinal, if we will make it such, or is better than medicinal, unless we forsake it.
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The servant may not look to be in better case than his master.
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Friendship demands attention.
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Two evils, greed and faction are the destruction of all justice.
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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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What though youth gave love and roses, Age still leaves us friends and wine.
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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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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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It is part of the business of life to be affable and pleasing to those whom either nature, chance or circumstance has made our companions.
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I die the king’s faithful servant, but God’s first.
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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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Our emotional symptoms are precious sources of life and individuality.
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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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I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself.
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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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Pride thinks it’s own happiness shines the brighter by comparing it with the misfortunes of others.
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The way to heaven out of all places is of length and distance.
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I’d give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety’s sake.
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