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Thomas More Quotes

Thomas More quotes

English Author February 7, 1478 – July 6, 1535

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[how can anyone] be silly enough to think himself better than other people, because his clothes are made of finer woolen thread than theirs. After all, those fine clothes were once worn by a sheep, and they never turned it into anything better than a sheep. Thomas More
There are several sorts of religions, not only in different parts of the island, but even in every town; some worshipping the sun, others the moon or one of the planets. Thomas More
Thomas More quote: "Ask a woman's advice, and whatever she advises, Do the very..."
Ask a woman's advice, and whatever she advises, Do the very reverse and you're sure to be wise. Thomas More
And, indeed, though they differ concerning other things, yet all agree in this: that they think there is one Supreme Being that made and governs the world, whom they call, in the language of their country, Mithras. Thomas More
One man to live in pleasure and wealth, whiles all other weap and smart for it, that is the part not of a king, but of a jailor. Thomas More
Thomas More quote: "A little wanton money, which burned out the bottom of his purse."
A little wanton money, which burned out the bottom of his purse. Thomas More
Thomas More quote: "It layeth not in my power but that they devour me. But...they..."
It layeth not in my power but that they devour me. But...they shall not deflower me. Thomas More
And it will fall out as in a complication of diseases, that by applying a remedy to one sore, you will provoke another; and that which removes the one ill symptom produces others. Thomas More
Thomas More quote: "The devil…the prowde spirite…cannot endure to be mocked."
The devil…the prowde spirite…cannot endure to be mocked. Thomas More
It's wrong to deprive someone else of a pleasure so that you can enjoy one yourself, but to deprive yourself of a pleasure so that you can add to someone else's enjoyment is an act of humanity by which you always gain more than you lose. Thomas More
Thomas More quote: "The way to heaven out of all places is of length and distance."
The way to heaven out of all places is of length and distance. Thomas More
Thomas More quote: "You wouldn't abandon ship in a storm just because you couldn't..."
You wouldn't abandon ship in a storm just because you couldn't control the winds. Thomas More
Thomas More quote: "The servant may not look to be in better case than his master."
The servant may not look to be in better case than his master. Thomas More
Thomas More quote: "This wretched brain gave way, and I became a wreck at random..."
This wretched brain gave way, and I became a wreck at random driven, without one glimpse of reason or heaven. Thomas More
Thomas More quote: "An absolutely new idea is one of the rarest things known to man."
An absolutely new idea is one of the rarest things known to man. Thomas More

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