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

Thomas More

One of the greatest problems of our time is that many are schooled but few are educated.
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Education Greatness Ourselves Problem School Time
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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Bribe Gift Man Reason Rich Wisdom
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.
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Moon Planet Religion Several Worship
Sex and religion are closer to each other than either might prefer.
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Close Each Other Religion Sex
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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Himself Love Man Natural Thinking
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
I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself.
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Law Myself Protection Reason
Our emotional symptoms are precious sources of life and individuality.
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Emotional Life Ourselves Source Symptom
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
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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Disguise Lawyer People Profession
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
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
If the lion knew his own strength, hard were it for any man to rule him.
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Himself Lion Man Rule Strength
What part soever you take upon you, play that as well as you can and make the best of it.
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Best Play Yourself
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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Medicine Ourselves Way
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

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

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