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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
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
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
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
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
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
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
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
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
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
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
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old

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