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Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.

Solon

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
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
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
Pure chastity is beauty to our souls, grace to our bodies, and peace to our desires.
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Chastity Desire Grace Ourselves Peace Purity Soul
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
If through your vices you afflicted are, Lay not the blame of your distress on God; You made your rulers mighty, gave them guards, So now you groan ‘neath slavery’s heavy rod.
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Blame God Guard Rule Slave Vice Yourself
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
Men keep their agreements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them; and I shall so frame my laws that it will be evident to the Athenians that it will be for their interest to observe them.
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Advantage Agreement Evidence Frame Interest Man Myself Observation Party
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
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
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
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
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
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

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