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To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.

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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
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
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
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
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
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
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
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
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
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
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
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People

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