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In all things let reason be your guide.

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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
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
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
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
Laws are like spiders webs which, if anything small falls into them they ensnare it, but large things break through and escape.
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Break Escape Law Small Spider
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
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
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
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
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
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
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
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public

In all things let reason be your guide.

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