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Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.

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It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm.
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Administration Fear Law Man Obedience People Stand State
The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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Greatness Grief Ourselves
Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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Best Light Live Thinking
A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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Advice One Liner Talk Wisdom
Men of perverse opinion do not know the excellence of what is in their hands, till someone dash it from them.
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Excellence Hands Man Opinion Pervert
A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.
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Man Oneself State
Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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God Himself Life Live
One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.
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Acceptance Friendship Oneself Possession
Time alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day.
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Alone Bad Day Man Reveal Time
Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
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Goodness Ignore Judgment Lost Man
Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
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Lying Ruin Sorry True
There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries.
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Forget Happiness Misery Present
A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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Learning Man Mindset Shame Thinking Wisdom
How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
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Dangerous Evidence Fake Reason
Without labor nothing prospers.
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Labor Prosperity
If you are out of trouble, watch for danger. And when you live well, then consider the most your life, lest ruin take it unawares.
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Aware Dangerous Live Trouble Watch Yourself

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