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In all things let reason be your guide.

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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
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
Men keep their agreements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them; and I shall so frame my laws that it will be evident to the Athenians that it will be for their interest to observe them.
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Advantage Agreement Evidence Frame Interest Man Myself Observation Party
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
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
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

In all things let reason be your guide.

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