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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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I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
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
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
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
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
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
For often evil men are rich, and good men poor; But we will not exchange with them Our virtue for their wealth since one abides always, While riches change their owners every day.
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exchange Man Ourselves Poor Rich Virtue
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
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
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
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
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale

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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