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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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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
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
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
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
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
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
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
Men keep their agreements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them; and I shall so frame my laws that it will be evident to the Athenians that it will be for their interest to observe them.
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Advantage Agreement Evidence Frame Interest Man Myself Observation Party
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
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
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion

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