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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
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
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
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
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale

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