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Learn to obey before you command.

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Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
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
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
That city in which those who are not wronged, no less than those who are wronged, exert themselves to punish the wrongdoers.
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Action Punishment Wrong
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
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
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
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
Often the wicked prosper, while the righteous starve; yet I would never exchange my state for theirs, my virtue for their gold. For mine endures, while riches change their owner every day.
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Change Day Prospect Right Starve Virtue Wicket
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
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public

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