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Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law.

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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
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
Watch well each separate citizen, Lest having in his heart of hearts A secret spear, one still may come Saluting you with cheerful face, And utter with a double tongue The feigned good wishes of his wary mind.
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Citizenship Heart Mindset Oneself Secret Separate
Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law.
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Government Law Obedience People Society
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
Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
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Call Death Happiness Himself
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
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
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
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness

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