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Every law is a contract between the king and the people and therefore to be kept.


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Old friends are best.

Old friends are best.



Never tell your resolution beforehand, or it's twice as onerous a duty.

Never tell your resolution beforehand, or it's twice as onerous a duty.



They that are against Superstition oftentimes run into it of the wrong side. If I will wear all colours but black, then am I superstitious in not wearing black.

They that are against Superstition oftentimes run into it of the wrong side. If I will wear all colours but black, then am I superstitious in not wearing black.



Ignorance of the law excuses no man; not that all men know the law, but because 'tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to refute him.

Ignorance of the law excuses no man; not that all men know the law, but because 'tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to refute him.



There is no book on which we can rest in a dying moment but the Bible.

There is no book on which we can rest in a dying moment but the Bible.



The House of Commons is called the Lower House, in twenty Acts of Parliament; but what are twenty Acts of Parliament amongst Friends?

The House of Commons is called the Lower House, in twenty Acts of Parliament; but what are twenty Acts of Parliament amongst Friends?



The happiness of married life depends upon making small sacrifices with readiness and cheerfulness.

The happiness of married life depends upon making small sacrifices with readiness and cheerfulness.



Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.

Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.



Ignorance of the law excuses no man.

Ignorance of the law excuses no man.



A gallant man is above ill words.

A gallant man is above ill words.





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I could forgive you anything but taking my memories. You stepped over the line.

I could forgive you anything but taking my memories. You stepped over the line.



Get close to only those who renew our spirit and sense of purpose in life.

Get close to only those who renew our spirit and sense of purpose in life.



We who burrow in filth every day may be forgiven perhaps the one sin that ends all sins.

We who burrow in filth every day may be forgiven perhaps the one sin that ends all sins.



For God's will gave men their form, their essence and their abilities. Anyone who destroys His work is declaring war on the Lord's creation, the divine will.

For God's will gave men their form, their essence and their abilities. Anyone who destroys His work is declaring war on the Lord's creation, the divine will.



Sometimes I feel like I'm seeing it all at once and it's too much. My heart fills up like a balloon that's about to burst.

Sometimes I feel like I'm seeing it all at once and it's too much. My heart fills up like a balloon that's about to burst.



My response was that more than half of Israelis are of Sephardic origin. Many of these Jews come from Arab lands and share the same physical skin color.

My response was that more than half of Israelis are of Sephardic origin. Many of these Jews come from Arab lands and share the same physical skin color.



Everybody's a work in progress. I'm a work in progress. I mean, I've never arrived. I'm still learning all the time.

Everybody's a work in progress. I'm a work in progress. I mean, I've never arrived. I'm still learning all the time.



The thing that I come across is that people think that I might actually be super aggressive, want-to-fight type in real life. The irony is that that's just not true, at all.

The thing that I come across is that people think that I might actually be super aggressive, want-to-fight type in real life. The irony is that that's just not true, at all.




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