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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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Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
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
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
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
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
Often the wicked prosper, while the righteous starve; yet I would never exchange my state for theirs, my virtue for their gold. For mine endures, while riches change their owner every day.
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Change Day Prospect Right Starve Virtue Wicket
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
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public

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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