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

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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
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
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
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
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
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
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
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
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
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
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
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

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

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