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I grow old, ever learning many things.

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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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Angry Injury Justice
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
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
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
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
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
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public

I grow old, ever learning many things.

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