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Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.

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It is sweet to surve one country by deeds, and it is not absurd to surve her by words.
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Country Herself Madness Sweet Word
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
Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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Growth Old Rise
Among intellectual pursuits, one of the most useful is the recording of past events.
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Event Intellectual Past Pursuit
No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests.
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Best Interest Man Mortal Passion Serve Time
Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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Goodness Pearl Production
It is always easy enough to take up arms, but very difficult to lay them down; the commencement and the termination of war are not necessarily in the same hands; even a coward may begin, but the end comes only when the victors are willing.
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Coward Difficult Easy Enough Hands Necessary War Willing
For harmony makes small states great, while discord undermines the mightiest empires.
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Empire Greatness Harmony Small State
For men who had easily endured hardship, danger and difficult uncertainty, leisure and riches, though in some ways desirable, proved burdensome and a source of grief.
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Dangerous Desire Easy Endurance Men Source Way
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
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
Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
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Hard Work Modesty Possible Talk Yourself
To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.
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Desire Friendship Reject
Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.
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Friendship Honesty Money Soldier
Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.
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Decay Deep Greatness Growth Harmony
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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