To love God, which was a thing far excelling all the cunning that is possible for us in this life to obtain.
THOMAS MORETo 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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If the lion knew his own strength, hard were it for any man to rule him.
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Who does more earnestly long for a change than he who is uneasy in his present circumstances? And who run to create confusions with so desperate a boldness as those who have nothing to lose, hope to gain by them?
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The times are never so bad but that a good man can make shift to live in them.
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Oh! blame not the bard.
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Two evils, greed and faction are the destruction of all justice.
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It is only natural, of course, that each man should think his own opinions best: the crow loves his fledgling, and the ape his cub.
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One of the greatest problems of our time is that many are schooled but few are educated.
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Nor can they understand why a totally useless substance like gold should now, all over the world, be considered far more important than human beings, who gave it such value as it has, purely for their own convenience.
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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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I die the king’s faithful servant, but God’s first.
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The Utopians feel that slaughtering our fellow creatures gradually destroys the sense of compassion, which is the finest sentiment of which our human nature is capable.
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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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What part soever you take upon you, play that as well as you can and make the best of it.
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And one wild Shakespeare, following Nature’s lights, Is worth whole planets, filled with Stagyrites.
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Because the soul has such deep roots in personal and social life and its values run so contrary to modern concerns, caring for the soul may well turn out to be a radical act, a challenge to accepted norms.
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