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He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.

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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
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
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
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
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
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 all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
In the ideal State laws are few and simple, because they have been derived from certainties. In the corrupt State laws are many and confused, because they have been derived from uncertainties.
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Confusion Ideal Law Simplicity State Uncertain
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
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself

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