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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
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
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
If through your vices you afflicted are, Lay not the blame of your distress on God; You made your rulers mighty, gave them guards, So now you groan ‘neath slavery’s heavy rod.
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Blame God Guard Rule Slave Vice Yourself
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
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
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
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man

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