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

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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
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
If all men were to bring their miseries together in one place, most would be glad to take each his own home again rather than take a portion out of the common stock.
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Home Man Misery Oneself Place Togetherness
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
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
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
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
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
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
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old

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

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