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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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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
Many evil men are rich, and good men poor, but we shall not exchange with them our excellence for riches.
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Evil Excellence exchange Man Rich
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
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
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
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
A half truth is the worst of all lies, because it can be defended in partiality.
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Defend Lying Partial Truth Worst
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
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
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
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong

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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