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No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.

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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
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
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
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
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
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
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
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
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
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
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself

No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.

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