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A half truth is the worst of all lies, because it can be defended in partiality.

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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
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
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
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
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
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
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
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
The ideal state is that in which an injury done to the least of its citizens is an injury done to all.
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Citizenship Ideal Injury State
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason 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

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