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In all things that you do, consider the end.

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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
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
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
Seek to learn constantly while you live; do not wait in the faith that old age by itself will bring wisdom.
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Age Faith Learning Live Wisdom
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
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 that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
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
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet

In all things that you do, consider the end.

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