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That city in which those who are not wronged, no less than those who are wronged, exert themselves to punish the wrongdoers.

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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
Laws are like spider’s webs: If some poor weak creature comes up against them, it is caught; but a big one can break through and get away.
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Catch Law Oneself Poor Spider Trap Weakness
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
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
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
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
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
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
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
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
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
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom

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