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• Philosophy is nothing but discretion. -- John Selden (1584-1654) -- Philosophy
• Wise men say nothing in dangerous times. -- John Selden (1584-1654) -- Wisdom
• Pain past is pleasure.
• Scars of pleasure, Scars of pain.
• Marriage is a desperate thing. -- John Selden (1584-1654) -- Marriage
• Syllables govern the world. -- John Selden (1584-1654) -- Powe
• T is not the drinking that is to be blamed, but the excess.
  -- John Selden (1584-1654) -- Humility...
• Nothing brings more pain than too much pleasure; nothing more bondage than too much liberty, (or libertinism).
  -- Ben Frankli...
• No pain here, no dull empty hours, no fear of the past, no fear of the future.
  Drinking this champagne water is pure pleasure, so is breathing the living air. -- John Mui...