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A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
It is not permitted that we should know everything.
It is not permitted that we should know everything.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.
I wept when I was borne, and every day shewes why.
[I wept when I was born and every read more
I wept when I was borne, and every day shewes why.
[I wept when I was born and every day explains why.]
For man is man, and master of his fate.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?
What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?
Wherein is the use of getting rid of one thorn out of many?
Wherein is the use of getting rid of one thorn out of many?
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
