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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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Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
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
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
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
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
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
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
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
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man

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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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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