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No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
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
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
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
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
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
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
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
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience

Each day grow older, and learn something new.

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