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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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If through your vices you afflicted are, Lay not the blame of your distress on God; You made your rulers mighty, gave them guards, So now you groan ‘neath slavery’s heavy rod.
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Blame God Guard Rule Slave Vice Yourself
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
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
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
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
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
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
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
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
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
That city in which those who are not wronged, no less than those who are wronged, exert themselves to punish the wrongdoers.
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Action Punishment Wrong

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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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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