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In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
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
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
Say nothing but good of the dead.
SOLON

Death Goodness One Liner
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
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
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
In the ideal State laws are few and simple, because they have been derived from certainties. In the corrupt State laws are many and confused, because they have been derived from uncertainties.
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Confusion Ideal Law Simplicity State Uncertain
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
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

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