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Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.

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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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Blame God Guard Rule Slave Vice Yourself
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
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
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
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
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
Men keep their engagements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them.
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Engagement Man Myself Party Relationship
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust

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