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I grow old learning something new every day.

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Men keep their agreements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them; and I shall so frame my laws that it will be evident to the Athenians that it will be for their interest to observe them.
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Advantage Agreement Evidence Frame Interest Man Myself Observation Party
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
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
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
If all men were to bring their miseries together in one place, most would be glad to take each his own home again rather than take a portion out of the common stock.
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Home Man Misery Oneself Place Togetherness
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
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
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness

I grow old learning something new every day.

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