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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
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
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
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law.
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Government Law Obedience People Society
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
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
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
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
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

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