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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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Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk 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
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
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
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
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
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
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
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
Many evil men are rich, and good men poor, but we shall not exchange with them our excellence for riches.
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Evil Excellence exchange Man Rich
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner

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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