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• Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels. -- Old Testament -- Psalm viii, 5
• The Commandments of the EE: 9: Trifle thee not with radioactive tubes and substances lest thou commence to glow in the dark like a lightning bug
  and thy wife be frustrated and have not further use for thee except for thy wages....
• Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.
  -- Old Testament -- Ecclesiastes xi, 1...
• It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting.
  -- Old Testament -- Ecclesiastes vii, 2...
• A good name is better than precious ointment. -- Old Testament -- Ecclesiastes vii, 1
• A living dog is better than a dead lion. -- Old Testament -- Ecclesiastes ix, 4
• Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. -- Old Testament -- Daniel v, 27
• Let thy words be few. -- Old Testament -- Ecclesiastes v, 2
• The sleep of a labouring man is sweet. -- Old Testament -- Ecclesiastes v, 12