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Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.

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As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
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
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
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
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
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
Many evil men are rich, and good men poor, but we shall not exchange with them our excellence for riches.
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Evil Excellence exchange Man Rich
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
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
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong

Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.

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