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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
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
Many evil men are rich, and good men poor, but we shall not exchange with them our excellence for riches.
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Evil Excellence exchange Man Rich
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
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
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
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
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
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself

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