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

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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
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
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
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
If all men were to bring their miseries together in one place, most would be glad to take each his own home again rather than take a portion out of the common stock.
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Home Man Misery Oneself Place Togetherness
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
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
Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
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Call Death Happiness Himself
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
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
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself

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