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A half truth is the worst of all lies, because it can be defended in partiality.

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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
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
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
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
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
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
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
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
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
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

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