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In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.

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Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
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
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
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep 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
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
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
Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law.
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Government Law Obedience People Society
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
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

In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.

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