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Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.

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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
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
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
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
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
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
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People

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