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Call no man happy until he is dead.

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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
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
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
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
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
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
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
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
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
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
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself

Call no man happy until he is dead.

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