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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
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
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
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
That city in which those who are not wronged, no less than those who are wronged, exert themselves to punish the wrongdoers.
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Action Punishment Wrong
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
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
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
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
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
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
The ideal state is that in which an injury done to the least of its citizens is an injury done to all.
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Citizenship Ideal Injury State
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings

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