72 ordspråk av Sir Thomas More
Sir Thomas More
If I speak to thee in friendship's name, thou think'st I speak too coldly, if I mention love's devoted flame, thou say'st I speak too boldly
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Is not this house [the Tower of London] as nigh heaven as my own?
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It is easier to believe a lie that one has heard a thousand times than to believe a fact that no one has heard before
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Laws could be passed to keep the leader of a government from getting too much power
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Lawyers-a profession it is to disguise matters.
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Like Dead Sea fruits, that tempt the eye, / But turn to ashes on the lips!
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Marriage is an Athenic weaving together of families, of two souls with their individual fates and destinies, of time and eternity - everyday life married to the timeless mysteries of the soul.
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My only books were woman's looks, and folly's all they've taught me
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No, there's nothing half so sweet in life As love's young dream
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Oh! blame not the bard.
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Oh! breathe not his name, let it sleep in the shade, / Where cold and unhonoured his relics are laid.
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Oh? And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned round on you where would you hide, the laws all being flat? This country is planted thick with laws from coast to coast...and if you cut them down and you're just the man to do it do you really think you could stand upright in the winds which would blow then? Yes, I give the devil benefit of the law for my own safety sake.
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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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Our emotional symptoms are precious sources of life and individuality.
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Our purpose is to be the sword and shield for people of faith ... to defend and protect Christians and their religious beliefs in the public square.
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