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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.

He That Hath A Scrupulous Conscience Is Like A Horse That Is Not Well Weighed; He Starts At Every Bird That Flies Out Of The Hedge.

A Wise Man Should Never Resolve Upon Anything, At Least, Never Let The World Know His Resolution, For If He Cannot Reach That He Is Ashamed.

Pride May Be Allowed To This Or That Degree, Else A Man Cannot Keep Up His Dignity.

In A Troubled State We Must Do As In Foul Weather Upon A River, Not Think To Cut Directly Through, For The Boat May Be Filled With Water; But Rise And Fall As The Waves Do, And Give Way As Much As We Conveniently Can.