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What thou seest, speak of with caution.

Solon

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
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
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
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
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
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
If all men were to bring their miseries together in one place, most would be glad to take each his own home again rather than take a portion out of the common stock.
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Home Man Misery Oneself Place Togetherness
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
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
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
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
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
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

What thou seest, speak of with caution.

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