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But assuredly Fortune rules in all things; she raised to eminence or buries in oblivion everything from caprice rather than from well-regulated principle.

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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
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
It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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Better Conquer Failure Right Rule Win
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
Everything destroyed is either resolved into the elements from which it came, or else vanishes into not-being. If things are resolved into the elements from which they came, then there will be others: else how did they come into being at all?
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Destroy Element Existence
Neither the army nor the treasury, but friends, are the true supports of the throne; for friends cannot be collected by force of arms, nor purchased with money; they are the offspring of kindness and sincerity.
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Army Collection Force Kindness Kingdom Money Sincere Support Treasure True
Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Greatness Reward
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
In victory even the cowardly like to boast, while in adverse times even the brave are discredited.
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Brave Coward Credit Time Victory
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 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
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
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 who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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Angry Doubt Friendship Hate Pity
Of the cosmic Gods some make the world be, others animate it, others harmonize it, consisting as it does of different elements; the fourth class keep it when harmonized.
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Animate Consist Cosmos God Harmony
We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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Body Employment Mindset Rule Serve

But assuredly Fortune rules in all things; she raised to eminence or buries in oblivion everything from caprice rather than from well-regulated principle.

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