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Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.

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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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Change Day Prospect Right Starve Virtue Wicket
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
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
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
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
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
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
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion

Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.

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