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Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.

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Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
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
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
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
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
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End 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
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
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 that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
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
For often evil men are rich, and good men poor; But we will not exchange with them Our virtue for their wealth since one abides always, While riches change their owners every day.
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exchange Man Ourselves Poor Rich Virtue
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself

Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.

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