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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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True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
The ideal state is that in which an injury done to the least of its citizens is an injury done to all.
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Citizenship Ideal Injury State
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
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
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
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
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
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
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
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
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
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
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

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