"A man taking basil from a woman will…" — Thomas More
"A man taking basil from a woman will love her always."
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75 Quotes by Thomas More
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They wonder much to hear that gold, which in itself is so useless a thing, should be everywhere so much…
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They set great store by their gardens . . . Their studie and deligence herein commeth not only of pleasure,…
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What though youth gave love and roses, Age still leaves us friends and wine
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What part soever you take upon you, play that as well as you can and make the best of it.
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Take something from yourself, to give to another, that is humane and gentle and never takes away as much comfort…
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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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By confronting us with irreducible mysteries that stretch our daily vision to include infinity, nature opens an inviting and guiding…
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The Utopians feel that slaughtering our fellow creatures gradually destroys the sense of compassion, which is the finest sentiment of…
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There are several sorts of religions, not only in different parts of the island, but even in every town; some…
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The things we pray for, good Lord, give us grace to labor for.
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The heart that has truly loved never forgets.
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It is possible to live for the next life and still be merry in this.
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More Basil Quotes
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On daughter Apple's accent: She says Mummy instead of Mommy, I don't mind that. I will if she starts saying…
— Gwyneth Paltrow
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Basil Fawlty was an easy character for me. For some reason, portraying a mean uptight incompetent bully comes naturally to…
— John Cleese
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And I did a movie called Basil with Jared Leto and Christian Slater.
— Claire Forlani
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Basil..discovered a guild of abortionists, or sagae, that were doing a booming trade in Caesarea, and the surrounding environs. They…
— Unknown Author
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Pounding fragrant things - particularly garlic, basil, parsley - is a tremendous antidote to depression. But it applies also to…
— Unknown Author
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The repeat run of Fawlty Towers drew bigger audiences than ever and deservedly so. Statistical surveys reveal that only the…
— Clive James
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I believe in the magic of preparation. You can make just about any foods taste wonderful by adding herbs and…
— Jorge Cruise
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Virtues are in the middle, the royal way about which the saintly elder (Saint Basil the Great) said, "Travel on…
— Dorotheus of Gaza
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Conscience and cowardice are really the same things, Basil. Conscience is the trade-name of the firm. That is all.
— Oscar Wilde
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I think you are wrong, Basil, but I won't argue with you. It is only the intellectually lost who ever…
— Oscar Wilde
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I have been right, Basil, haven’t I, to take my love out of poetry, and to find my wife in…
— Oscar Wilde
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Basil Stag Hare tut-tutted severely as he remarked to Ambrose Spike, 'Tch, tch. Dreadful table manners. Just look at those…
— Brian Jacques
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