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Laws are like spiders webs which, if anything small falls into them they ensnare it, but large things break through and escape.
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Break Escape Law Small Spider
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
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
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
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
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
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 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
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
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
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
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public

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