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

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What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
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
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
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
The ideal state is that in which an injury done to the least of its citizens is an injury done to all.
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Citizenship Ideal Injury State
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
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
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
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
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

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