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He travels best that knows when to return.

Thomas More

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
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
What is deferred is not avoided.
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Avoid One Liner
To gold and silver nature hath given no use that we may not well lack.
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Gold Silver Use
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
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Drowning Man One Liner
We cannot go to heaven in featherbeds.
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Death Heaven Journey
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
Laws could be passed to keep the leader of a government from getting too much power.
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Government Law Leadership
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
Sex and religion are closer to each other than either might prefer.
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Close Each Other Religion Sex
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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Change Circumstance Creation Hope Lose Present
The things we pray for, good Lord, give us grace to labor for.
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Grace Hard Work Prayer
It is possible to live for the next life and still be merry in this.
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Happiness Live Possible
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
Two evils, greed and faction are the destruction of all justice.
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Destruction Evil Greed Justice
Anyone who campaigns for public office becomes disqualified for holding any office at all.
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Campaign Hold Office

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