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Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.

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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
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
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
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
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
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
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
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
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
If all men were to bring their miseries together in one place, most would be glad to take each his own home again rather than take a portion out of the common stock.
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Home Man Misery Oneself Place Togetherness

Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.

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