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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
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
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
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
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
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
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
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
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
Seek to learn constantly while you live; do not wait in the faith that old age by itself will bring wisdom.
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Age Faith Learning Live Wisdom
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
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

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