Thomas More
Thomas More
Sir Thomas More, venerated by Catholics as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman and noted Renaissance humanist. He was also a councillor to Henry VIII, and Lord High Chancellor of England from October 1529 to 16 May 1532...
NationalityEnglish
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Date of Birth7 February 1478
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ashes dead sea turn
Like Dead Sea fruits, that tempt the eye, / But turn to ashes on the lips!
boldly devoted mention speak thee thou
If I speak to thee in friendship's name, thou think'st I speak too coldly, if I mention love's devoted flame, thou say'st I speak too boldly
far grave heart hero land lovers round turns
She is far from the land where her young hero sleeps, / And lovers are round her, sighing:/ But coldly she turns from their gaze, and weeps, / For her heart in his grave is lying.
eternity everyday fates individual life marriage married mysteries souls time timeless together weaving
Marriage is an Athenic weaving together of families, of two souls with their individual fates and destinies, of time and eternity - everyday life married to the timeless mysteries of the soul.
breeze buds delicious dies fragrance irish-poet others plants secret sunlight themselves timid wake
Plants that wake when others sleep. Timid jasmine buds that keep their fragrance to themselves all day, but when the sunlight dies away let the delicious secret out to every breeze that roams about.
dreams half life sweet
There is nothing half so sweet in life as love's young dreams
engaged events exposed human life
To be educated, a person doesn't have to know much or be informed, but he or she does have to have been exposed vulnerably to the transformative events of an engaged human life
companions faded gone last left lovely rose summer tis
Tis the last rose of summer Left blooming alone; All her lovely companions Are faded and gone
companions english-author faded last left lovely rose summer
'Tis the last rose of summer Left blooming alone; All her lovely companions Are faded and gone.
cut great law road
Yes. What would you do? Cut a great road through the law to get after the Devil?
hang roses round scent shatter
You may break, you may shatter the vase, if you will, / But the scent of the roses will hang round it still.
wind storm ships
You wouldn't abandon ship in a storm just because you couldn't control the winds.
problem educated our-time
One of the greatest problems of our time is that many are schooled but few are educated.
carpe-diem play make-the-best-of-it
What part soever you take upon you, play that as well as you can and make the best of it.