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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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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
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
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
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
Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
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Call Death Happiness Himself
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
Men keep their agreements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them; and I shall so frame my laws that it will be evident to the Athenians that it will be for their interest to observe them.
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Advantage Agreement Evidence Frame Interest Man Myself Observation Party

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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