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Men keep their engagements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them.

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True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
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
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
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
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason 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
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
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
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
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
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow

Men keep their engagements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them.

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