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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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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
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
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
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
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
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
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
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
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
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old

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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