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Call no man happy until he is dead.

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Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
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
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
If through your vices you afflicted are, Lay not the blame of your distress on God; You made your rulers mighty, gave them guards, So now you groan ‘neath slavery’s heavy rod.
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Blame God Guard Rule Slave Vice Yourself
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
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
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
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
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
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
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
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old

Call no man happy until he is dead.

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