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Often the wicked prosper, while the righteous starve; yet I would never exchange my state for theirs, my virtue for their gold. For mine endures, while riches change their owner every day.

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No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
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
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
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
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
A half truth is the worst of all lies, because it can be defended in partiality.
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Defend Lying Partial Truth Worst
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself

Often the wicked prosper, while the righteous starve; yet I would never exchange my state for theirs, my virtue for their gold. For mine endures, while riches change their owner every day.

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Often the wicked prosper, while the righteous starve; yet I would never exchange my state for theirs, my virtue for their gold. For mine endures, while riches change their owner every day.

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