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No fool can be silent at a feast.

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Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
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
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
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
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
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
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
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
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk 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
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong

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