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

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He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
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
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
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
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
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
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
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
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
We can have justice whenever those who have not been injured by injustice are as outraged by it as those who have been.
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Angry Injury Justice
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
SOLON

Advice Friendship Please Seek

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

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