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There is no danger to the man that knows

Quote byGeorge Chapman · 1559–1634

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Conspiracy and Tragedy of Charles, Duke of Byron (1608), , Act III, scene i.

English (original)

There is no danger to the man that knows What life and death is; there's not any law Exceeds his knowledge; neither is it lawful That he should stoop to any other law. He goes before them, and commands them all, That to himself is a law rational.

— George Chapman

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