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

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No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
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
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
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
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
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
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
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
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
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
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
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner

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

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