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Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
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
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason 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
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
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
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
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
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
The ideal state is that in which an injury done to the least of its citizens is an injury done to all.
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Citizenship Ideal Injury State
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
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

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