“ That which others hear or read of, I felt and practised myself; they get their knowledge by books, I mine by melancholizing. ”
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“ That which others hear or read of, I felt and practised myself; they get their knowledge by books, I mine by melancholizing. ”
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“ The Chinese say that we Europeans have one eye, they themselves two, all the world else is blinde. ”
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“ Health indeed is a precious thing, to recover and preserve which we undergo any misery, drink bitter potions, freely give our goods: restore a man to his health, his purse lies open to thee. ”
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“ From this it appears how much more cruel the pen may be than the sword. ”
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“ From this it appears how much more cruel the pen may be than the sword. ”
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“ We can say nothing but what hath been said... Our poets steal from Homer.... Our storydressers do as much; he that comes last is commonly best. ”
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“ Our conscience, which is a great ledger book, wherein are written all our offenses...grinds our souls with the remembrance of some precedent sins, makes us reflect upon, accuse and condemn ourselves. ”
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“ As much valour is to be found in feasting as in fighting, and some of our city captains and carpet knights will make this good, and prove it. ”
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“ Our wrangling lawyers... are so litigious and busy here on earth, that I think they will plead their clients' causes hereafter, some of them in hell. ”
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“ From this it appears how much more cruel the pen may be than the sword. ”
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“ Homer himself must beg if he want means, and as by report sometimes he did "go from door to door and sing ballads, with a company of boys about him. ”
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