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

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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
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
SOLON

Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
SOLON

Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
That city in which those who are not wronged, no less than those who are wronged, exert themselves to punish the wrongdoers.
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Action Punishment Wrong
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
A half truth is the worst of all lies, because it can be defended in partiality.
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Defend Lying Partial Truth Worst
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
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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Day Growth Old
Laws are like spiders webs which, if anything small falls into them they ensnare it, but large things break through and escape.
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Break Escape Law Small Spider
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
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 giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.

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