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Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
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
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
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
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
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
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
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
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
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself

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