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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.

Solon

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
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
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
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
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
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
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
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
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
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner

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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