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Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.

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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
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
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
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
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
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
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
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
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
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
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
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
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
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Call Death Happiness Himself

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