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.
THOMAS MOREThe 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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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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For when they see the people swarm into the streets, and daily wet to the skin with rain, and yet cannot persuade them to go out of the rain, they do keep themselves within their houses, seeing they cannot remedy the folly of the people.
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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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No more like together than is chalke to coles.
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They have no lawyers among them, for they consider them as a sort of people whose profession it is to disguise matters.
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See me safe up: for in my coming down, I can shift for myself.
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Sex and religion are closer to each other than either might prefer.
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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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A pretty face may be enough to catch a man, but it takes character and good nature to hold him.
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If the lion knew his own strength, hard were it for any man to rule him.
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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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It is naturally given to all men to esteem their own inventions best.
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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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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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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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