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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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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
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
Laws are like spider’s webs: If some poor weak creature comes up against them, it is caught; but a big one can break through and get away.
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Catch Law Oneself Poor Spider Trap Weakness
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
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
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
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
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
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
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
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong

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