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No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.

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Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law.
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Government Law Obedience People Society
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
Pure chastity is beauty to our souls, grace to our bodies, and peace to our desires.
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Chastity Desire Grace Ourselves Peace Purity Soul
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
That city in which those who are not wronged, no less than those who are wronged, exert themselves to punish the wrongdoers.
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Action Punishment Wrong
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
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
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself

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