"In the first place, most princes apply themselves……" — Thomas More
"In the first place, most princes apply themselves to the arts of war, in which I have neither ability nor interest, instead of to the good arts of peace. They are generally more set on acquiring new kingdoms by hook or by crook than on governing well those that they already have."
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75 Quotes by Thomas More
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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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A man taking basil from a woman will love her always.
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The heart that has truly loved never forgets.
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