"Every man has by the law of nature……" — Thomas More

"Every man has by the law of nature a right to such a waste portion of the earth as is necessary for his subsistence."

— Thomas More

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75 Quotes by Thomas More

Thomas More has 75 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

They wonder much to hear that gold, which in itself is so useless a thing, should be everywhere so much…
They set great store by their gardens . . . Their studie and deligence herein commeth not only of pleasure,…
What though youth gave love and roses, Age still leaves us friends and wine
What part soever you take upon you, play that as well as you can and make the best of it.
Take something from yourself, to give to another, that is humane and gentle and never takes away as much comfort…
Getting married is like putting one's hand in a bag containing 99 serpents and one eel.
By confronting us with irreducible mysteries that stretch our daily vision to include infinity, nature opens an inviting and guiding…
The Utopians feel that slaughtering our fellow creatures gradually destroys the sense of compassion, which is the finest sentiment of…
There are several sorts of religions, not only in different parts of the island, but even in every town; some…
The things we pray for, good Lord, give us grace to labor for.
A man taking basil from a woman will love her always.
The heart that has truly loved never forgets.

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More Earth Quotes

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The earth is the very quintessence of the human condition. — Hannah Arendt
It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and… — Neil Armstrong
Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 AD. We came in peace for… — Neil Armstrong
I put up my thumb and it blotted out the planet Earth. — Neil Armstrong
It's a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite close to you because the curvature is so much… — Neil Armstrong
I'd never heard of the 'Lord of the Rings', actually. So I went to the bookstore and there it was,… — Sean Astin
Science and fiction both begin with similar questions: What if? Why? How does it all work? But they focus on… — Margaret Atwood
We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know. — Wystan Hugh Auden
God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering. — Saint Augustine
What springs from earth dissolves to earth again, and heaven-born things fly to their native seat. — Marcus Aurelius
Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't. — Richard Bach
Carbon dioxide is natural. It is not harmful. It is part of Earth's life cycle. — Michele Bachmann

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