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Lord, give me a sense of humor so that I may take some happiness from this life and share it with others.

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Thomas More
Age: 57 †
Born: 1478
Born: February 7
Died: 1535
Died: July 6
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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.
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It is naturally given to all men to esteem their own inventions best.
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And one wild Shakespeare, following Nature's lights, Is worth whole planets, filled with Stagyrites.
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What part soever you take upon you, play that as well as you can and make the best of it.
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Who does more earnestly long for a change than he who is uneasy in his present circumstances? And who run to create confusions with so desperate a boldness as those who have nothing to lose, hope to gain by them?
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