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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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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
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
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
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
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
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
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
In the ideal State laws are few and simple, because they have been derived from certainties. In the corrupt State laws are many and confused, because they have been derived from uncertainties.
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Confusion Ideal Law Simplicity State Uncertain
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
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit

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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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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