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

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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
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
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
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
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
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
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
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
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
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
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
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break

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

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