It profits a man nothing to give his soul for the whole world, but for Wales?
Thomas More[On ascending the platform to his execution] I pray you, I pray you, Mr Lieutenant, see me safe up and for my coming down, I can shift for myself.
Thomas MoreIt'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 MoreTags: utopia
The ordinary arts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest.
Thomas MoreI die the king's faithful servant, but God's first.
Thomas MoreTags: last-words
The devil…the prowde spirite…cannot endure to be mocked.
Thomas MoreNor 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 MorePride thinks it's own happiness shines the brighter by comparing it with the misfortunes of others.
Thomas More[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 MoreTags: fashion humorous clothing renaissance
We asked him many questions concerning all these things, to which he answered very willingly; we made no inquiries after monsters, than which nothing is more common; for everywhere one may hear of ravenous dogs and wolves, and cruel men-eaters, but it is not so easy to find states that are well and wisely governed.
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