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.
THOMAS MOREAnd it will fall out as in a complication of diseases, that by applying a remedy to one sore, you will provoke another; and that which removes the one ill symptom produces others.
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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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Whoever loveth me, loveth my hound.
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Lawyers-a profession it is to disguise matters.
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An absolutely new idea is one of the rarest things known to man.
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Friendship demands attention.
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Sex and religion are closer to each other than either might prefer.
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Yea, marry, now it is somewhat, for now it is rhyme; before, it was neither rhyme nor reason.
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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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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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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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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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What part soever you take upon you, play that as well as you can and make the best of it.
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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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Anyone who campaigns for public office becomes disqualified for holding any office at all.
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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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