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Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.

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Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
Laws are like spider’s webs: If some poor weak creature comes up against them, it is caught; but a big one can break through and get away.
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Catch Law Oneself Poor Spider Trap Weakness
Laws are like spiders webs which, if anything small falls into them they ensnare it, but large things break through and escape.
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Break Escape Law Small Spider
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
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
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
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
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
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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