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In all things let reason be your guide.

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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
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
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
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
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
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
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
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
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try

In all things let reason be your guide.

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