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What thou seest, speak of with caution.

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In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
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
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
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
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
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
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
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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