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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
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
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
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
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
We can have justice whenever those who have not been injured by injustice are as outraged by it as those who have been.
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Angry Injury Justice
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
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
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
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
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
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom

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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