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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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In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
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
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
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
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
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
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
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
Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
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Call Death Happiness Himself
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
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
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself

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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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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