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As the long hours do pass away,
So doth the life of man decay.

As the long hours do pass away,
So doth the life of man decay.

Unless by the lawful judgment of their peers.
[Lat., Nisi per legale judicum parum suorum.]

Unless by the lawful judgment of their peers.
[Lat., Nisi per legale judicum parum suorum.]

There is so much good in the worst of us,
And so much bad in the best of us,
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There is so much good in the worst of us,
And so much bad in the best of us,
That it ill behoves any of us
To find fault with the rest of us.

The tongue of a man is his sword and effective speech is stronger
than all fighting.

The tongue of a man is his sword and effective speech is stronger
than all fighting.

Happy am I; from care I'm free!
Why aren't they all contented like me?

Happy am I; from care I'm free!
Why aren't they all contented like me?