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Many evil men are rich, and good men poor, but we shall not exchange with them our excellence for riches.

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Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
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Call Death Happiness Himself
For often evil men are rich, and good men poor; But we will not exchange with them Our virtue for their wealth since one abides always, While riches change their owners every day.
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exchange Man Ourselves Poor Rich Virtue
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
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
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
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
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
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
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
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
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
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public

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