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Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.

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Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
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
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
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
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
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
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
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
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
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
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
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself

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