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In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.

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To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
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
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
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
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
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
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
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself

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