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I grow old, ever learning many things.

Solon

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
Watch well each separate citizen, Lest having in his heart of hearts A secret spear, one still may come Saluting you with cheerful face, And utter with a double tongue The feigned good wishes of his wary mind.
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Citizenship Heart Mindset Oneself Secret Separate
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
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
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
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
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
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
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
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
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
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
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
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek

I grow old, ever learning many things.

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