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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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To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
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
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
If all men were to bring their miseries together in one place, most would be glad to take each his own home again rather than take a portion out of the common stock.
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Home Man Misery Oneself Place Togetherness
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
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
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
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
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

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