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Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own

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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
To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
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Deep Man Poor Power Seek
But the case has proved that to be true which Appius says in his songs, that each man is the maker of his own fate.
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Creator Fate Man Song True
The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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Friendship Identity Nature
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
Everything destroyed is either resolved into the elements from which it came, or else vanishes into not-being. If things are resolved into the elements from which they came, then there will be others: else how did they come into being at all?
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Destroy Element Existence
It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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Better Conquer Failure Right Rule Win
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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Defeat Goodness Justice Man
To hope for safety in flight, when you have turned away from the enemy the arms by which the body is defended, is indeed madness. In battle those who are most afraid are always in most danger; but courage is equivalent to rampart.
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Afraid Body Courage Defeat Enemy Equivalent Hope Madness Safety
As the blessings of health and fortune have a beginning, so they must also find an end. Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Beginning Blessing Decay Fortune Health
There were few who preferred honor to money.
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Honor Money Preference
By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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Destroy Greatness Small State Thrive
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so, execute with vigour.
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Beginning Care Execution Zeal
Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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Act Action Consider Time Yourself
Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue.
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Ambition Drive Fake Lock Man Ready Thinking
In victory even the cowardly like to boast, while in adverse times even the brave are discredited.
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Brave Coward Credit Time Victory

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