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Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.

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Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
If through your vices you afflicted are, Lay not the blame of your distress on God; You made your rulers mighty, gave them guards, So now you groan ‘neath slavery’s heavy rod.
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Blame God Guard Rule Slave Vice Yourself
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
Laws are like spiders webs which, if anything small falls into them they ensnare it, but large things break through and escape.
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Break Escape Law Small Spider
Many evil men are rich, and good men poor, but we shall not exchange with them our excellence for riches.
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Evil Excellence exchange Man Rich
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
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
Watch well each separate citizen, Lest having in his heart of hearts A secret spear, one still may come Saluting you with cheerful face, And utter with a double tongue The feigned good wishes of his wary mind.
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Citizenship Heart Mindset Oneself Secret Separate
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
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
If all men were to bring their miseries together in one place, most would be glad to take each his own home again rather than take a portion out of the common stock.
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Home Man Misery Oneself Place Togetherness
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence

Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.

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