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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
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
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
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
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
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
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
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old

Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.

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