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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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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
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
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
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
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
Laws are like spider’s webs: If some poor weak creature comes up against them, it is caught; but a big one can break through and get away.
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Catch Law Oneself Poor Spider Trap Weakness
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
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
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
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
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
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
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

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