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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.

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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
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
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
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
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
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
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
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
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
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
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

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