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Say nothing but good of the dead.

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Men keep their engagements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them.
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Engagement Man Myself Party Relationship
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
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Call Death Happiness Himself
The ideal state is that in which an injury done to the least of its citizens is an injury done to all.
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Citizenship Ideal Injury State
Pure chastity is beauty to our souls, grace to our bodies, and peace to our desires.
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Chastity Desire Grace Ourselves Peace Purity Soul
Seek to learn constantly while you live; do not wait in the faith that old age by itself will bring wisdom.
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Age Faith Learning Live Wisdom
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
A half truth is the worst of all lies, because it can be defended in partiality.
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Defend Lying Partial Truth Worst
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
We can have justice whenever those who have not been injured by injustice are as outraged by it as those who have been.
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Angry Injury Justice
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
Men keep their agreements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them; and I shall so frame my laws that it will be evident to the Athenians that it will be for their interest to observe them.
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Advantage Agreement Evidence Frame Interest Man Myself Observation Party
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True

Say nothing but good of the dead.

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