Birth

1. Born on Monday, fair in the face;
    Born on Tuesday, full of God's grace; 
    Born on Wednesday, sour and sad;
    Born on Thursday, merry and glad;
    Born on Friday, worthily given;
    Born on Saturday, work hard for your living;
    Born on Sunday, you will never know want.
                                                               -Anonymous

2. Man alone at the very moment of his birth, cast naked upon the naked earth, does she abandon to cries and lamentations.
                                                                             -Pliny The Elder
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