"They wonder much to hear that gold, which……" — Thomas More
"They wonder much to hear that gold, which in itself is so useless a thing, should be everywhere so much esteemed, that even men for whom it was made, and by whom it has its value, should yet be thought of less value than it is."
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75 Quotes by Thomas More
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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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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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It is possible to live for the next life and still be merry in this.
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That prince is highly esteemed who conveys this impression of himself, and he who is highly esteemed is not easily…
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Is not disease the rule of existence? There is not a lily pad floating on the river but has been…
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The mother-women seemed to prevail that summer at Grand Isle. It was easy to know them, fluttering about with extended,…
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The qualities of bodies, which admit neither intension nor remission of degrees, and which are found to belong to fill…
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The good Education of Youth has been esteemed by wise Men in all Ages, as the surest Foundation of the…
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And indeed nothing but the most determined scepticism, along with a great degree of indolence, can justify this aversion to…
— David Hume
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For when God forbids us to kill, he not only prohibits us from open violence, which is not even allowed…
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I have taken much pains to know everything that is esteemed worth knowing amongst men; but with all my reading,…
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