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

Solon

He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
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
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
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
Laws are like spider’s webs: If some poor weak creature comes up against them, it is caught; but a big one can break through and get away.
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Catch Law Oneself Poor Spider Trap Weakness
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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Break Escape Law Small Spider
Seek to learn constantly while you live; do not wait in the faith that old age by itself will bring wisdom.
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Age Faith Learning Live Wisdom
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
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
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
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

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

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