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Pride thinks it’s own happiness shines the brighter by comparing it with the misfortunes of others.

Thomas More

Two evils, greed and faction are the destruction of all justice.
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Destruction Evil Greed Justice
Instead of inflicting these horrible punishments, it would be far more to the point to provide everyone with some means of livelihood, so that nobody’s under the frightful necessity of becoming, first a thief, and then a corpse.
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Death Horrible Punishment Thief
He travels best that knows when to return.
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Himself Return Travel
Most people know nothing about learning; many despise it. Dummies reject as too hard whatever is not dumb.
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Hard Learning People
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
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
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
It is a wise mans part, rather to avoid sickness, than to wish for medicines.
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Avoid Man Medicine Wisdom
Everywhere do I percieve a certain conspiracy of rich men seeking their own advantage underthat name and pretext of commonwealth.
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Advantage Men Myself Name Rich Seek
The 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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Himself Man State Trust
What is deferred is not avoided.
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Avoid One Liner
Rose! Thou art the sweetest flower that ever drank the amber shower: Even the Gods, who walk the sky, are amourous of thy scented sigh.
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Flower Scent Shower Walk
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
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Drowning Man One Liner
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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Goodness Heart Kindness Men Nature Obligation Strong Word
Howbeit, this one thing, son, I assure you on my faith, that if the parties will at hands call for justice, then, all were it my father stood on the one side, and the devil on the other, his cause being good, the devil should have right.
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Devil Faith Goodness Hands Oneself Right Thing
Laws could be passed to keep the leader of a government from getting too much power.
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Government Law Leadership

Pride thinks it’s own happiness shines the brighter by comparing it with the misfortunes of others.

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