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

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As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
A half truth is the worst of all lies, because it can be defended in partiality.
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Defend Lying Partial Truth Worst
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
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
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
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
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
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
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
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
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True

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

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