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Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.

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To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
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
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
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
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
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
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
Watch well each separate citizen, Lest having in his heart of hearts A secret spear, one still may come Saluting you with cheerful face, And utter with a double tongue The feigned good wishes of his wary mind.
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Citizenship Heart Mindset Oneself Secret Separate
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
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
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
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
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
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

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