Say nothing but good of the dead.
SOLONOften 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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Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Learn to obey before you command.
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In all things that you do, consider the end.
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I grow old, ever learning many things.
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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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A half truth is the worst of all lies, because it can be defended in partiality.
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Many evil men are rich, and good men poor, but we shall not exchange with them our excellence for riches.
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He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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