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What thou seest, speak of with caution.

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If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
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
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
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
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
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law.
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Government Law Obedience People Society
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
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
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet

What thou seest, speak of with caution.

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