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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
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
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 more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
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
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
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
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
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
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
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True

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