A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
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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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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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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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.
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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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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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He travels best that knows when to return.
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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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You wouldn’t abandon ship in a storm just because you couldn’t control the winds.
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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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Laws could be passed to keep the leader of a government from getting too much power.
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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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Nobody sees a flower really, it is so small. We haven’t time,and to see takes time- like to have a friend takes time. One of the greatest problems of our time is that many are schooled, but few are educated.
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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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A man taking basil from a woman will love her always.
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The servant may not look to be in better case than his master.
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