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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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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
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
Seek to learn constantly while you live; do not wait in the faith that old age by itself will bring wisdom.
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Age Faith Learning Live Wisdom
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise 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
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
Watch well each separate citizen, Lest having in his heart of hearts A secret spear, one still may come Saluting you with cheerful face, And utter with a double tongue The feigned good wishes of his wary mind.
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Citizenship Heart Mindset Oneself Secret Separate
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
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
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience

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