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In all things that you do, consider the end.

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Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
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
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
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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End Yourself
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
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
The ideal state is that in which an injury done to the least of its citizens is an injury done to all.
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Citizenship Ideal Injury State
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
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
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
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

In all things that you do, consider the end.

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