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

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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
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
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
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
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
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
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
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
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
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow

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