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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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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
No grief reaches the dead.
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Death Grief One Liner Reach
Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
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Hard Work Modesty Possible Talk Yourself
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
One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he is.
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Assume Conceal Himself
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 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
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
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Dread Goodness Wicked
Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
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Act Counsel Decision Goodness Prompt
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
But the case has proved that to be true which Appius says in his songs, that each man is the maker of his own fate.
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Creator Fate Man Song True
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so, execute with vigour.
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Beginning Care Execution Zeal
The very life which we enjoy is short.
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Enjoyment Life One Liner Short
Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.
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Decay Deep Greatness Growth Harmony
The glory of riches and of beauty is frail and transitory; virtue remains bright and eternal.
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Beautiful Bright Forever Fragile Glory Rich
Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
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Community Discord Greatness Harmony Oneself Pieces Small

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