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Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
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
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
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
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
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
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
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
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
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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