And 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.
THOMAS MOREBy 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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I’d give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety’s sake.
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They set great store by their gardens . . . Their studie and deligence herein commeth not only of pleasure, but also of a certain strife and contention . . . concerning the trimming, husbanding, and furnishing of their gardens; everye man or his owne parte.
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Lord, give me a sense of humor so that I may take some happiness from this life and share it with others.
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Oh! blame not the bard.
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No more like together than is chalke to coles.
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The increasing influence of the Bible is marvelously great, penetrating everywhere. It carries with it a tremendous power of freedom and justice guided by a combined force of wisdom and goodness.
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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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If honor were profitable, everybody would be honorable.
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Lawyers-a profession it is to disguise matters.
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Whoever loveth me, loveth my hound.
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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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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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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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Getting married is like putting one’s hand in a bag containing 99 serpents and one eel.
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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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