What part soever you take upon you, play that as well as you can and make the best of it. Thomas More More Quotes by Thomas More More Quotes From Thomas More It is possible to live for the next life and still be merry in this. Thomas More theologiannextstills Every tribulation which ever comes our way either is sent to be medicinal, if we will take it as such, or may become medicinal, if we will make it such, or is better than medicinal, unless we forsake it. Thomas More tribulationmayway I die the king's faithful servant, but God's first. Thomas More kingsfaithdeath Friendship demands attention. Thomas More demandattentionrelationship I'd give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety's sake. Thomas More safetylawgiving Nor can they understand why a totally useless substance like gold should now, all over the world, be considered far more important than human beings, who gave it such value as it has, purely for their own convenience. Thomas More substanceimportantgold The most part of all princes have more delight in warlike manners and feats of chivalry than in the good feats of peace. Thomas More delightchivalrypeace The Utopians feel that slaughtering our fellow creatures gradually destroys the sense of compassion, which is the finest sentiment of which our human nature is capable. Thomas More animallifedeath Nobody sees a flower really,it is so small. We haven't time,and to see takes time- like to have a friend takes time. One of the greatest problems of our time is that many are schooled, but few are educated. Thomas More educatedflowerproblem The heart that has truly loved never forgets. Thomas More sunflowerheartinspirational A good tale evil told were better untold, and an evil take well told need none other solicitor. Thomas More talesevilneeds No living creature is naturally greedy, except from fear of want - or in the case of human beings, from vanity, the notion that you're better than people if you can display more superfluous property than they can. Thomas More vanitywantpeople Our emotional symptoms are precious sources of life and individuality. Thomas More individualismindividualityemotional To love God, which was a thing far excelling all the cunning that is possible for us in this life to obtain. Thomas More this-lifegod-lovegod 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 diseasechangefall Instead of inflicting these horrible punishments, it would be far more to the point to provide everyone with some means of livelihood, so that nobody's under the frightful necessity of becoming, first a thief, and then a corpse. Thomas More punishmentthievesmean It is naturally given to all men to esteem their own inventions best. Thomas More inventionvanitymen 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. Thomas More diversityjusticemen For when they see the people swarm into the streets, and daily wet to the skin with rain, and yet cannot persuade them to go out of the rain, they do keep themselves within their houses, seeing they cannot remedy the folly of the people. Thomas More houserainpeople It is a wise mans part, rather to avoid sickness, than to wish for medicines. Thomas More medicinewisewish
