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In all things let reason be your guide.

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The ideal state is that in which an injury done to the least of its citizens is an injury done to all.
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Citizenship Ideal Injury State
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
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
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
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience 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
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
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
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
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Call Death Happiness Himself
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True

In all things let reason be your guide.

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