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Pure chastity is beauty to our souls, grace to our bodies, and peace to our desires.

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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
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
Watch well each separate citizen, Lest having in his heart of hearts A secret spear, one still may come Saluting you with cheerful face, And utter with a double tongue The feigned good wishes of his wary mind.
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Citizenship Heart Mindset Oneself Secret Separate
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
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
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
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
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
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

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