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Each man the architect of his own fate.

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Advise well before you begin, and when you have maturely considered, then act with promptitude.
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Act Advice Beginning Mature
Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits.
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Advice Ancestor Help Light Powerful
The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
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Man Poor Power Seek Useful
It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one.
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Beginning Difficult Easy Oneself Stop
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
To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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Bond Desire Friendship
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
Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Decay Fall Life Philosophy Rise
We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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Body Employment Mindset Rule Serve
Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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Goodness Pearl Production
Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
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Community Discord Greatness Harmony Oneself Pieces Small
The glory of wealth and of beauty is fleeting and frail; virtue is illustrious and everlasting.
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Beautiful Glory Illustration Virtue Wealth
The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is a possession glorious and eternal.
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Beautiful Fame Forever Glory Intellectual Possession Wealth
Not by vows nor by womanish prayers is the help of the gods obtained; success comes through vigilance, energy, wise counsel.
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Counsel Energy God Help Prayer Promise Success Vow Wisdom
Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
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Act Counsel Decision Goodness Prompt
The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
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Captain Life Moral Rule Soul

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