Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
It is part of the business of life to be affable and pleasing to those whom either nature, chance or circumstance has made our companions.
Thomas More
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Thomas More
Age: 57 †
Born: 1478
Born: February 7
Died: 1535
Died: July 6
Diplomat
Historian
Judge
Novelist
Philosopher
Poet
Poet Lawyer
Politician
Saint
Statesperson
Theologian
London
England
Sir Thomas More
Saint Thomas More
Thomas Morus
Thomas
Saint More
Thomas
Sir More
Nature
Pleasing
Part
Circumstance
Made
Companion
Life
Friendship
Circumstances
Either
Chance
Affable
Business
Companions
More quotes by Thomas More
A good tale evil told were better untold, and an evil take well told need none other solicitor.
Thomas More
In the first place, most princes apply themselves to the arts of war, in which I have neither ability nor interest, instead of to the good arts of peace. They are generally more set on acquiring new kingdoms by hook or by crook than on governing well those that they already have.
Thomas More
Lawyers-a profession it is to disguise matters.
Thomas More
Lord, give me a sense of humor so that I may take some happiness from this life and share it with others.
Thomas More
I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself.
Thomas More
Most people know nothing about learning many despise it. Dummies reject as too hard whatever is not dumb.
Thomas More
The servant may not look to be in better case than his master.
Thomas More
Everywhere do I percieve a certain conspiracy of rich men seeking their own advantage underthat name and pretext of commonwealth.
Thomas More
He travels best that knows when to return.
Thomas More
Those among them that have not received our religion do not fright any from it, and use none ill that goes over to it, so that all the while I was there one man was only punished on this occasion.
Thomas More
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
Food is an implement of magic, and only the most coldhearted rationalist could squeeze the juices of life out of it and make it bland. In a true sense, a cookbook is the best source of psychological advice and the kitchen the first choice of room for a therapy of the world.
Thomas More
See me safe up: for in my coming down, I can shift for myself.
Thomas More
A man taking basil from a woman will love her always.
Thomas More
I should only ever tell the king what he ought to do, not what he could do. For if the lion knows his own strength, no man could control him.
Thomas More
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
The way to heaven out of all places is of length and distance.
Thomas More
Whoever loveth me, loveth my hound.
Thomas More
As for rosemary, I let it run all over my garden walls, not only because my bees love it but because it is the herb sacred to remembrance and to friendship, whence a sprig of it hath a dumb language.
Thomas More
By reason of gifts and bribes the offices be given to rich men, which should rather have been executed by wise men.
Thomas More
