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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
Men keep their agreements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them; and I shall so frame my laws that it will be evident to the Athenians that it will be for their interest to observe them.
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Advantage Agreement Evidence Frame Interest Man Myself Observation Party
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
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
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
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
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
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
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself

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