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I grow old learning something new every day.

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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
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
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
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
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
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
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
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner

I grow old learning something new every day.

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