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Laws are like spiders webs which, if anything small falls into them they ensnare it, but large things break through and escape.
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Break Escape Law Small Spider
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
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
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
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
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
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
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
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
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
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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