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

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No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk 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
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
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
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
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
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
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
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
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

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