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[Ambitious men] may not cease, but as a dog in a wheel, a bird in a cage, or a squirrel in a chain, so Budaeus compares them; they climb and climb still, with much labour, but never make an end, never at the top.
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Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, they still climb and climb, with great labor, and incessant anxiety, but never reach the top.
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Be a sinner and sin strongly, but more strongly have faith and rejoice in Christ.
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Born:
February 8, 1577
Died:
January 25, 1640
(aged 62)
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