The Thing In The World I Am

Each Man Calls Barbarism Whatever Is Not His Own Practice; For Indeed It Seems We Have No Other Test Of Truth And Reason Than The Example And Pattern Of The Opinions And Customs Of The Country We Live In

'tis The Sharpness Of Our Mind That Gives The Edge To Our Pains And Pleasures.

We Seek And Offer Ourselves To Be Gulled.

Nobody Is Exempt From Saying Stupid Things, The Harm Is To Do It Presumptuously.

Water, Earth, Air, Fire, And The Other Parts Of This Structure Of Mine Are No More Instruments Of Your Life Than Instruments Of Your Death. Why Do You Fear Your Last Day? It Contributes No More To Your Death Than Each Of The Others. The Last Step Does Not Cause The Fatigue, But Reveals It. All Days Travel Toward Death, The Last One Reaches It.