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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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Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law.
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Government Law Obedience People Society
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
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
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
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
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
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
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
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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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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