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The Romans assisted their allies and friends, and acquired friendships by giving rather than receiving kindness.

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To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.
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Desire Friendship Reject
The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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High Liberty Station Yourself
Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most powerful are broken down by discord.
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Action Break Discord Small Strength Unity
It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one.
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Beginning Difficult Easy Oneself Stop
Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
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Ambition Blood Bond Break Forget Gratitude Obligation
The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
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Man Poor Power Seek Useful
All persons who are enthusiastic that they should transcend the other animals ought to strive with the utmost effort not to pass through a life of silence, like cattle, which nature has fashioned to be prone and obedient to their stomachs.
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Animal Effort Nature Obedience Person Stomach Transcend
The Gods being good and making all things, there is no positive evil, it only comes by absence of good; just as darkness itself does not exist, but only comes about by absence of light.
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Absence Darkness Existence God Goodness Light Positive
Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.
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Decay Deep Greatness Growth Harmony
Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
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Community Discord Greatness Harmony Oneself Pieces Small
They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.
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Jealous Method Myself Win
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
The fame which is based on wealth or beauty is a frail and fleeting thing; but virtue shines for ages with undiminished lustre.
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Age Fame Luster Virtual Wealth
A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.
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Evil Goodness Justice Man Preference
Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.
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Evaporate Feeling General Move Tears Weakness Word
Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own
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Himself Own Property

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