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Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
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
In the ideal State laws are few and simple, because they have been derived from certainties. In the corrupt State laws are many and confused, because they have been derived from uncertainties.
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Confusion Ideal Law Simplicity State Uncertain
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
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
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
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
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
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
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
Pure chastity is beauty to our souls, grace to our bodies, and peace to our desires.
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Chastity Desire Grace Ourselves Peace Purity Soul
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old

Each day grow older, and learn something new.

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