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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.

Solon

Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
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
Pure chastity is beauty to our souls, grace to our bodies, and peace to our desires.
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Chastity Desire Grace Ourselves Peace Purity Soul
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
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
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
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
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
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
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
If through your vices you afflicted are, Lay not the blame of your distress on God; You made your rulers mighty, gave them guards, So now you groan ‘neath slavery’s heavy rod.
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Blame God Guard Rule Slave Vice Yourself
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong

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