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True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.

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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
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
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
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
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
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
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
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
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
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 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
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
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

True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.

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