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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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Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
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
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
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
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
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
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
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
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
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
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
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
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

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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