Thomas More
Thomas More
Sir Thomas More, venerated by Catholics as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman and noted Renaissance humanist. He was also a councillor to Henry VIII, and Lord High Chancellor of England from October 1529 to 16 May 1532...
NationalityEnglish
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Date of Birth7 February 1478
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Pride thinks it's own happiness shines the brighter by comparing it with the misfortunes of others.
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The chief aim of their constitution is that, whenever public needs permit, all citizens should be free, so far as possible, to withdraw their time and energy from the service of the body, and devote themselves to the freedom and culture of the mind. For that, they think, is the real happiness of life.
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The increasing influence of the Bible is marvelously great, penetrating everywhere. It carries with it a tremendous power of freedom and justice guided by a combined force of wisdom and goodness.
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Occupy your mind with good thoughts, or the enemy will fill them with bad ones.
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A man taking basil from a woman will love her always.
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If we lived in a state where virtue was profitable, common sense would make us saintly. But since we see that avarice, anger, pride and stupidity commonly profit far beyond charity, modesty, justice and thought, perhaps we must stand fast a little, even at the risk of being heroes.
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An absolutely new idea is one of the rarest things known to man.
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For if you suffer your people to be ill-educated, and their manners to be corrupted from their infancy, and then punish them for those crimes to which their first education disposed them, what else is to be concluded from this, but that you first make thieves and then punish them.
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Two evils, greed and faction are the destruction of all justice.
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If the lion knew his own strength, hard were it for any man to rule him.
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One of the greatest problems of our time is that many are schooled but few are educated.
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You wouldn't abandon ship in a storm just because you couldn't control the winds.
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Sex and religion are closer to each other than either might prefer.
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The way to heaven out of all places is of length and distance.