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.
- Thomas More
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Anyone who campaigns for public office becomes disqualified for holding any office at all.
One of the greatest problems of our time is that many are schooled but few are educated.
You wouldn’t abandon ship in a storm just because you couldn’t control the winds.
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Occupy your mind with good thoughts, or the enemy will fill them with bad ones.
Lord, give me a sense of humor so that I may take some happiness from this life and...
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The heart that has truly loved never forgets.
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The things we pray for, good Lord, give us grace to labor for.
Sex and religion are closer to each other than either might prefer.
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Whoever loveth me, loveth my hound.
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A man taking basil from a woman will love her always.
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