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I grow old, ever learning many things.

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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
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
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
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
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
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
In the ideal State laws are few and simple, because they have been derived from certainties. In the corrupt State laws are many and confused, because they have been derived from uncertainties.
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Confusion Ideal Law Simplicity State Uncertain
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
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
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
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
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
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
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
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
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
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

I grow old, ever learning many things.

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