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

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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
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
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
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
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
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
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
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
In the ideal State laws are few and simple, because they have been derived from certainties. In the corrupt State laws are many and confused, because they have been derived from uncertainties.
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Confusion Ideal Law Simplicity State Uncertain

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

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