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Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.

Solon

If through your vices you afflicted are, Lay not the blame of your distress on God; You made your rulers mighty, gave them guards, So now you groan ‘neath slavery’s heavy rod.
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Blame God Guard Rule Slave Vice Yourself
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
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
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
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
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
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
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
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale

Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.

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