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Each day grow older, and learn something new.

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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
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
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
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
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
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
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
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
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning 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
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break

Each day grow older, and learn something new.

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