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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
If all men were to bring their miseries together in one place, most would be glad to take each his own home again rather than take a portion out of the common stock.
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Home Man Misery Oneself Place Togetherness
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
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
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
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
If through your vices you afflicted are, Lay not the blame of your distress on God; You made your rulers mighty, gave them guards, So now you groan ‘neath slavery’s heavy rod.
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Blame God Guard Rule Slave Vice Yourself
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
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
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
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
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

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