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Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.

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Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
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
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
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
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
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
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
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
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
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself

Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.

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