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I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself.

Thomas More

One of the greatest problems of our time is that many are schooled but few are educated.
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Education Greatness Ourselves Problem School Time
The times are never so bad but that a good man can make shift to live in them.
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Bad Goodness Live Man Time
Anyone who campaigns for public office becomes disqualified for holding any office at all.
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Campaign Hold Office
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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God Life Love Possible
And peradventure we have more cause to thank Him for our loss than for our winning; for His wisdom better seeth what is good for us than we do ourselves.
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Loss Ourselves Reason Thankful Win
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
Yea, marry, now it is somewhat, for now it is rhyme; before, it was neither rhyme nor reason.
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Marriage Reason Rhyme
Two evils, greed and faction are the destruction of all justice.
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Destruction Evil Greed Justice
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
The things we pray for, good Lord, give us grace to labor for.
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Grace Hard Work Prayer
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
By reason of gifts and bribes the offices be given to rich men, which should rather have been executed by wise men.
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Bribe Gift Man Reason Rich Wisdom
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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Better Death Preserve Punishment Steal Thief
Take something from yourself, to give to another, that is humane and gentle and never takes away as much comfort as it brings again.
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Comfort Gentle Human
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
No more like together than is chalke to coles.
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Cole Togetherness

I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself.

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