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No grief reaches the dead.

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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 higher your station, the less your liberty.
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High Liberty Station Yourself
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
The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
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Man Poor Power Seek Useful
Fortune rules in all things, and advances and depresses things more out of her own will than right and justice.
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Depression Fortune Justice Rule Willing
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so, execute with vigour.
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Beginning Care Execution Zeal
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
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Dread Goodness Wicked
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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Destroy Greatness Small State Thrive
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
Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
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Community Discord Greatness Harmony Oneself Pieces Small
Sovereignty is easily preserved by the very arts by which it was originally created. When, however, energy has given place to indifference, and temperance and justice to passion and arrogance, then as the morals change so changes fortune.
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Arrogance Art Change Creation Easy Fortune Justice Original Place Preserve
Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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Growth Old Rise
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
Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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Goodness Pearl Production
When the prizes fall to the lot of the wicked, you will not find many who are virtuous for virtue’s sake.
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Fall Finding Prize Virtue Yourself

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