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

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Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
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
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
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
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
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
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
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
For often evil men are rich, and good men poor; But we will not exchange with them Our virtue for their wealth since one abides always, While riches change their owners every day.
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exchange Man Ourselves Poor Rich Virtue
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break

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

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