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Advise well before you begin, and when you have maturely considered, then act with promptitude.

Sallust

Each man the architect of his own fate.
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Architect Fate Himself Man
All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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Angry Doubt Friendship Hate Pity
But at power or wealth, for the sake of which wars, and all kinds of strife, arise among mankind, we do not aim; we desire only our liberty, which no honorable man relinquishes but with his life.
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Desire Himself Kind Liberty Life Man Power War Wealth
Enough words, little wisdom.
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Enough Wisdom Word
By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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Destroy Greatness Small State Thrive
The very life which we enjoy is short.
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Enjoyment Life One Liner Short
One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he is.
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Assume Conceal Himself
A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.
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Evil Goodness Justice Man Preference
But assuredly Fortune rules in all things; she raised to eminence or buries in oblivion everything from caprice rather than from well-regulated principle.
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Assurance Bury Fate Fortune Principle Raise Rule
In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.
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Arms Bribe Force Opinion Shame
It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one.
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Beginning Difficult Easy Oneself Stop
The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.
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Beautiful Excellence Mental Possession Rich
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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Defeat Goodness Justice Man
Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
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Ambition Blood Bond Break Forget Gratitude Obligation
Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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Growth Old Rise
To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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Bond Desire Friendship

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