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In all things let reason be your guide.

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I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
For often evil men are rich, and good men poor; But we will not exchange with them Our virtue for their wealth since one abides always, While riches change their owners every day.
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exchange Man Ourselves Poor Rich Virtue
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
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
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
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
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
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
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
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
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
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust

In all things let reason be your guide.

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