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If I fulfill this oath and do not violate it, may it be granted to me to enjoy life and art, being honored with fame among all men and for all time to come, if I transgress it and swear falsely, may the opposite of all this be my lot.

— Conclusion of The Oath of Hippocrates, 377 B. C.

Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go. I owe my soul to The Company Store.

— Merle Travis