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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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Action Punishment Wrong
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
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
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
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
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
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
Often the wicked prosper, while the righteous starve; yet I would never exchange my state for theirs, my virtue for their gold. For mine endures, while riches change their owner every day.
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Change Day Prospect Right Starve Virtue Wicket
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
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
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
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
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

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