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

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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
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
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
For often evil men are rich, and good men poor; But we will not exchange with them Our virtue for their wealth since one abides always, While riches change their owners every day.
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exchange Man Ourselves Poor Rich Virtue
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
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
The ideal state is that in which an injury done to the least of its citizens is an injury done to all.
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Citizenship Ideal Injury State
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
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
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break

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

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