The folly of men has enhanced the value of gold and silver because of their scarcity; whereas, on the contrary, it is… — Thomas More Copy Share Image
“they wonder much to hear that gold, which in itself is so useless a thing, should be everywhere so much esteemed, that… — Thomas More Copy Share Image
For men use, if they have an evil turn, to write it in marble; and whoso doth us a good turn we… — Thomas More Copy Share Image
On his mounting the scaffold to be beheaded: 'I pray you, Master Lieutenant, see me safely up, and for my coming down,… — Thomas More Copy Share Image
The times are never so bad but that a good man can make shift to live in them. — Thomas More Copy Share Image
Every man has by the law of nature a right to such a waste portion of the earth as is necessary for… — Thomas More Copy Share Image
Everywhere do I percieve a certain conspiracy of rich men seeking their own advantage underthat name and pretext of commonwealth. — Thomas More Copy Share Image
“Pride measures prosperity not by her own advantages but by the disadvantages of others. She would not even wish to be a… — Thomas More Copy Share Image
It is only natural, of course, that each man should think his own opinions best: the crow loves his fledgling, and the… — Thomas More Copy Share Image
I should only ever tell the king what he ought to do, not what he could do. For if the lion knows… — Thomas More Copy Share Image
. . . the state of things and the dispositions of men were then such, that a man could not well tell… — Thomas More Copy Share Image
“The education of youth belongs to the priests, yet they do not take so much care of instructing them in letters, as… — Thomas More Copy Share Image
A pretty face may be enough to catch a man, but it takes character and good nature to hold him. — Thomas More Copy Share Image
There are dreadful punishments enacted against thieves, but it were much better to make such good provisions by which every man might… — Thomas More Copy Share Image
In Utopia, where every man has a right to everything, they all know that if care is taken to keep the public… — Thomas More Copy Share Image
They set great store by their gardens . . . Their studie and deligence herein commeth not only of pleasure, but also… — Thomas More Copy Share Image
“But what they find most amazing and despicable is the insanity of those who all but worship the rich, to whom they owe nothing… — Thomas More Copy Share Image
"Tell me, what's Love?" said Youth, one day, To drooping Age, who crost his way, "It is a sunny hour of play, For which… — Thomas More Copy Share Image
“Why do you suppose they made you king in the first place?' I ask him. 'Not for your benefit, but for theirs. They meant… — Thomas More Copy Share Image
“This lively health, when entirely free from all mixture of pain, of itself gives an inward pleasure, independent of all external objects of delight;… — Thomas More Copy Share Image
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… — Thomas More Copy Share Image
“(...) personal prejudice and financial greed are the two great evils that threaten courts of law, and once they get the upper hand they… — Thomas More Copy Share Image
Pride thinks it's own happiness shines the brighter by comparing it with the misfortunes of others. — Thomas More Copy Share Image
In the first place, most princes apply themselves to the arts of war, in which I have neither ability nor interest, instead of to… — Thomas More Copy Share Image
No living creature is naturally greedy, except from fear of want - or in the case of human beings, from vanity, the notion that… — Thomas More Copy Share Image
Lord, give me a sense of humor so that I may take some happiness from this life and share it with others. — Thomas More Copy Share Image
“The leaving him thus did not a little gratify one that was more fond of travelling than of returning home to be buried in… — Thomas More Copy Share Image
