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The glory of riches and of beauty is frail and transitory; virtue remains bright and eternal.

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The Romans assisted their allies and friends, and acquired friendships by giving rather than receiving kindness.
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Assistance Friendship Kindness Receive Roman
Most honorable are services rendered to the State; even if they do not go beyond words, they are not to be despised.
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Beyond Despise Honor Service State Word
The glory of ancestors sheds a light around posterity; it allows neither good nor bad qualities to remain in obscurity.
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Ancestor Bad Glory Goodness Light Obscurity Quality
One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he is.
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Assume Conceal Himself
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 better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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Better Conquer Failure Right Rule Win
The very life which we enjoy is short.
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Enjoyment Life One Liner Short
He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.
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Angry Deep Emotion Feeling Himself
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
Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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Act Action Consider Time Yourself
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
All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.
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Angry Doubt Friendship Offering Opinion
All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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Angry Doubt Friendship Hate Pity
The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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High Liberty Station Yourself
In victory even the cowardly like to boast, while in adverse times even the brave are discredited.
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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 glory of riches and of beauty is frail and transitory; virtue remains bright and eternal.

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