From The Sadness of Christ:
Contrariwise some do we see, and of those far more than I would there were, which having but
few clothes and very little substance, have nevertheless so fastened their affection to that base beggarly
baggage, that sooner would they be contented to have their skin plucked from their backs than be
bereaved of such beggarly trash.
No doubt recalling Richard Rich when he was a penniless student.
Speaking of Thomas More, there’s a post at PJ Media that takes the “but for Wales” quote from “A Man for All Seasons” and applies it to Joe Biden:
https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2024/03/25/but-for-michigan-joe-n4927632
“More, on trial with Rich as one of his accusers, sees the emblem of his (Rich’s) new office and says, “Why Richard, it profits a man nothing to give his soul for the whole world… but for Wales?” A nearly identical question can now be asked of Old Joe Biden: “Why Joe, it profits a man nothing to give his soul for the whole world… but for Michigan?”