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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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Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
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
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
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
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
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
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
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
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
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
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
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
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try

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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