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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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Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
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
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
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
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
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
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
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
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

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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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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