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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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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
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
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
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
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
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
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
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings

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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