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To Nicocles (21-22)

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Believe that your staunchest body-guard lies in the virtue of your friends, the loyalty of your citizens and your own wisdom;[*] for it is through these that one can best acquire as well as keep the powers of royalty. Watch over the estates of your citizens, and consider that the spenders are paying from your pocket, and the workers are adding to your wealth; for all the property of those who live in the state belongs to kings who rule them well.

Throughout all your life show that you value truth so highly that your word is more to be trusted than the oaths of other men.[*] To all foreigners, see that the city offers security and good faith in its engagements; and in your treatment of those who come from abroad, make the most, not of those who bring you gifts, but of those who expect to receive gifts from you; for by honoring such men you will have greater esteem from the rest of the world.

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