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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
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
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
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
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
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
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
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
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet

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