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Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.

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Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
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
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
If all men were to bring their miseries together in one place, most would be glad to take each his own home again rather than take a portion out of the common stock.
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Home Man Misery Oneself Place Togetherness
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
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
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
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
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
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
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet

Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.

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