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Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
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
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
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
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
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
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
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break

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