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Every man is his own chief enemy.
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The first draught serveth for health, the second for pleasure, the third for shame, and the fourth for madness.
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Play so that you may be serious.
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Wise men argue causes; fools decide them.
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Written laws are like spider's webs; they will catch, it is true, the weak and the poor, but would be torn in pieces by the rich and powerful.
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Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will, like them, only entangle and hold the poor and weak, while the rich and powerful will easily break through them.
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