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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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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
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
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
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise 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
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True

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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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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