Quotes from Thomas More

A little wanton money, which burned out the bottom of his purse.

For men use, if they have an evil turn, to write it in marble; and whoso doth us a good turn we write it in dust.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

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.

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.

Every man has by the law of nature a right to such a waste portion of the earth as is necessary for his subsistence.

To gold and silver nature hath given no use that we may not well lack.

And one wild Shakespeare, following Nature's lights, Is worth whole planets, filled with Stagyrites.

Nobody owns anything but everyone is rich - for what greater wealth can there be than cheerfulness, peace of mind, and freedom from anxiety?

Yea, marry, now it is somewhat, for now it is rhyme; before, it was neither rhyme nor reason.

Occupy your mind with good thoughts, or the enemy will fill them with bad ones.

Laws could be passed to keep the leader of a government from getting too much power.

Pride thinks it's own happiness shines the brighter by comparing it with the misfortunes of others.

If honor were profitable, everybody would be honorable.

It is naturally given to all men to esteem their own inventions best.

The heart that has truly loved never forgets.

I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself.

Lawyers-a profession it is to disguise matters.

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.

Friendship demands attention.

Most people know nothing about learning; many despise it. Dummies reject as too hard whatever is not dumb.

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

It is possible to live for the next life and still be merry in this.

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.