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No fool can be silent at a feast.

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What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
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
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
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
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
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
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
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
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
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

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