Thomas More Quotes on Life
Sir Thomas More was an English Renaissance humanist, lawyer, statesman, and Lord Chancellor of England under Henry VIII. This page collects quotes attributed to Thomas More on the topic of life, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Thomas More:
“There are several sorts of things which I most desire never to be without: peace, simple food, an open hearth, and the love of friends.”
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Attributed to Thomas More:
“A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us.”
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“I do nobody harm, I say none harm, I think none harm, but wish everybody good. And if this be not enough to keep a man alive, in good faith, I long not to live.”
Thomas More's Account, in a letter to his daughter Margaret Roper, of his Second Interrogation -
“Attributed in Lives That Made a Difference: An RSME Book for Schools (2011) by P. J. Clarke”
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