"Softly! Softly! I want none but the..." - Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero
Softly! Softly! I want none but the judges to hear me. The Jews have already gotten me into a fine mess, as they have many other gentleman. I have no desire to furnish further grist for their mills.
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“The avarice of the old: it's absurd to increase one's luggage as one nears the journey's end.”
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“Lawyers are men whom we hire to protect us from lawyers.”