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

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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
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
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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Advice Friendship Please Seek
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
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
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
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
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
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

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

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