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Each day grow older, and learn something new.

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Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day 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 engagements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them.
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Engagement Man Myself Party Relationship
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
Laws are like spiders webs which, if anything small falls into them they ensnare it, but large things break through and escape.
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Break Escape Law Small Spider
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
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
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
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
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
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek

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