An Assortment of Riddles

For entertainment and mental exercise, the author has provided several riddles he has collected through years of discourse with others of similar inclination.
(It is a common convention of polite aristocratic society to discuss riddles. Hoping to appear clever and knowing, aristocrats, politicians, and other social aspirants collect and study tomes of such on the regular.)
I carry a greater load dead than alive. While I lie, serving many men; if I were to stand, I should serve a few. If my entrails are torn out to lie open out of doors, I bring life to all, and I give sustenance to many. A lifeless creature which bites nothing, when loaded down I run on my way yet never show my feet..nees si esu erom hcum ,nogaw a dliub ot sknalp otni tuc nehw tub ,evila nehw sevlesmeht tub thguan yrrac seerT
Truly no one is outstanding without me, nor fortunate; I embrace all those whose hearts ask for me. He who goes without me goes about in the company of death; and he who bears me will remain lucky for ever. But I stand lower than earth and higher than heaven..ytilimuh si ,esruoc fo ,rewsna ehT
A vessel have I, that is round as a pear, moist in the middle, surrounded with hair; and often it happens, that water flows there..rewsna eht si tahT ?htiw ees uoy od tahW
A Rigelian was killed in a bar fight. The Saurian says the Human is guilty. The Human claims the Pacahtuk did it. The Dalimet swears he didn't kill the Rigelian. The Pacahtuk asserts the Human is lying. If only one is speaking the truth, who comitted the murder?.ecnetnes suoiverp eht ni kuthacaP eht ot srefer "eh" nuonorp ehT .temilaD ehT :rewsnA ehT
There are four siblings in this world, all born together. The first runs and never wearies. The second eats and is never full. The third drinks and is always thirsty. The fourth sings and never ceases..dniw, htrae, erif, retaW :rewsnA ehT
What has neither flesh nor bone, neither nail nor claw, yet has fingers and a thumb?.evolg A :rewsnA ehT
I have rivers without fish and roads without cars, I have deserts without heat and tundras without cold, I have mountains without height and canyons without depth. What am I?.pamdaor A :rewsnA ehT
A tavern advertises free drinks tomorrow. At what time should you come in?.semoc reven worromoT .t'nod uoY :rewsnA ehT
I have one and you have one. So do the woods, fields, streams and seas, fish, beasts and crops and everything else in this revolving world..swodahs tuohtiw eb dluow ti dlrow ddo na tahW
Tell me, what is that fills the sky and the whole earth and tears up new shoots, and shakes all foundations, but cannot be seen by eyes or touched by hands??fo edam stsug dna ,seodanrot ,sllauqs era tahW
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