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Play so that you may be serious.
Every man is his own chief enemy.
Wise men argue causes; fools decide them.
The first draught serveth for health, the second for pleasure, the third for shame, and the fourth for madness.
Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will, like them, only entangle and hold the poor and weak, while the rich and powerful will easily break through them.
These decrees of yours are no different from spiders' webs. They'll restrain anyone weak and insignificant who gets caught in them, but they'll be torn to shreds by people with power and wealth.