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In all things let reason be your guide.

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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
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
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
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
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
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
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
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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