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I grow old learning something new every day.

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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
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
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
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
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
Laws are like spider’s webs: If some poor weak creature comes up against them, it is caught; but a big one can break through and get away.
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Catch Law Oneself Poor Spider Trap Weakness
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
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
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
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
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess

I grow old learning something new every day.

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