Quotes by Thomas More

A friendship like love is warm; a love like friendship is steady. (Thomas More)

An absolutely new idea is one of the rarest things known to man. (Thomas More)

An enchanted world is one that speaks to the soul, to the mysterious depths of the heart and imagination where we find value, love, and union with the world around us. As mystics of many religions have taught, that sense of rapturous union can give a sensation of fulfilment that makes life purposeful and vibrant. (Thomas More)

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. (Thomas More)

Ask a womans advice, and whatever she advises, Do the very reverse and you're sure to be wise. (Thomas More)

Because the soul has such deep roots in personal and social life and its values run so contrary to modern concerns, caring for the soul may well turn out to be a radical act, a challenge to accepted norms. (Thomas More)

By confronting us with irreducible mysteries that stretch our daily vision to include infinity, nature opens an inviting and guiding path toward a spiritual life. (Thomas More)

Earth hath no sorrow that heaven cannot heal. (Thomas More)

Education is not the piling on of learning, information, data, facts, skills, or abilities - thats training or instruction - but is rather making visible what is hidden as a seed. (Thomas More)

Family life is full of major and minor crises - the ups and downs of health, success and failure in career, marriage, and divorce - and all kinds of characters. It is tied to places and events and histories. With all of these felt details, life etches itself into memory and personality. Its difficult to imagine anything more nourishing to the soul. (Thomas More)