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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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Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
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
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
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
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
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
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
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
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings

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