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Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels and yet had no love I were even as the sounding brass or as a tinkling cymbal.

— William Tyndale

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The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.

This word church has diverse significations.

An answer unto sir Thomas More's dialogue (1531)

In the beginning God created heaven and earth.

He threatened me grievously, and reviled me.

Evangelion (that we call the gospel) is a Greek word and signifieth good, merry, glad and joyful tidings, that maketh a man's heart glad and maketh him sing, dance, and leap for joy.

Selected Writings (2003)

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Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind.

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To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.

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Not for the body, but for the heart; companion and company are needed.

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Love seldom haunts the breast where learning lies,
And Venus sets ere Mercury can rise.

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