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He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.

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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
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
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
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
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
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
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
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
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
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

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