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“ 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. ”

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

“ What you cannot turn to good, you must at least make as little bad as you can. ”

“ Anyone who campaigns for public office becomes disqualified for holding any office at all. ”

“ And, indeed, though they differ concerning other things, yet all agree in this: that they think there is one Supreme Being that made and governs the world, whom they call, in the language of their country, Mithras. ”

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

“ love rules without rules ”

“ If the lion knew his own strength, hard were it for any man to rule him. ”

“ 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. ”

“ I think putting thieves to death is not lawful; and it is plain and obvious that it is absurd and of ill consequence to the commonwealth that a thief and a murderer should be equally punished. ”