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Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.

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Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
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Community Discord Greatness Harmony Oneself Pieces Small
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
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
Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
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Act Counsel Decision Goodness Prompt
Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own
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Himself Own Property
Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
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Hard Work Modesty Possible Talk 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
In my opinion, he only may be truly said to live and enjoy his being who is engaged in some laudable pursuit, and acquires a name by some illustrious action, or useful art.
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Action Enjoyment Illustration Live Myself Name Opinion Pursuit True
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
To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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Bond Desire Friendship
Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others.
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Afraid Bad Goodness Trust Virtue
Among intellectual pursuits, one of the most useful is the recording of past events.
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Event Intellectual Past Pursuit
It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one.
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Beginning Difficult Easy Oneself Stop
There were few who preferred honor to money.
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Honor Money Preference
To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.
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Desire Friendship Reject
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

Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.

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