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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
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
We can have justice whenever those who have not been injured by injustice are as outraged by it as those who have been.
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Angry Injury Justice
Learn to obey before you command.
SOLON

Command Learning Obedience Yourself
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
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
Pure chastity is beauty to our souls, grace to our bodies, and peace to our desires.
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Chastity Desire Grace Ourselves Peace Purity Soul
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
SOLON

Commend Friendship Public
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
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
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
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
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

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