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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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exchange Man Ourselves Poor Rich Virtue
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
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
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
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
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
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
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
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
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
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old

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