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

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Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
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
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
Men keep their agreements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them; and I shall so frame my laws that it will be evident to the Athenians that it will be for their interest to observe them.
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Advantage Agreement Evidence Frame Interest Man Myself Observation Party
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
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
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
In the ideal State laws are few and simple, because they have been derived from certainties. In the corrupt State laws are many and confused, because they have been derived from uncertainties.
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Confusion Ideal Law Simplicity State Uncertain
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion

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