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

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Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
For often evil men are rich, and good men poor; But we will not exchange with them Our virtue for their wealth since one abides always, While riches change their owners every day.
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exchange Man Ourselves Poor Rich Virtue
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
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
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 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
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
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
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
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
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
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

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

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