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No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
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
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
Laws are like spider’s webs: If some poor weak creature comes up against them, it is caught; but a big one can break through and get away.
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Catch Law Oneself Poor Spider Trap Weakness
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom

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