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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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He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
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
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
Men keep their agreements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them; and I shall so frame my laws that it will be evident to the Athenians that it will be for their interest to observe them.
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Advantage Agreement Evidence Frame Interest Man Myself Observation Party
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
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
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
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
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
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
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
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
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
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself

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