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No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.

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True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
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
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
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
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
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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Angry Injury Justice
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
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
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
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
Seek to learn constantly while you live; do not wait in the faith that old age by itself will bring wisdom.
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Age Faith Learning Live Wisdom

No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.

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