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In all things let reason be your guide.

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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
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
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
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
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
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
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
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
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
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
If all men were to bring their miseries together in one place, most would be glad to take each his own home again rather than take a portion out of the common stock.
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Home Man Misery Oneself Place Togetherness
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom

In all things let reason be your guide.

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