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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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A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.
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Evil Goodness Justice Man Preference
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
Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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Prosperity Soul Try Wisdom
Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others.
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Afraid Bad Goodness Trust Virtue
By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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Destroy Greatness Small State Thrive
Each man the architect of his own fate.
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Architect Fate Himself Man
It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave.
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Brave Defeat Himself Human Law Nature Reputation Victory
Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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Goodness Pearl Production
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
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
It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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Better Conquer Failure Right Rule Win
To hope for safety in flight, when you have turned away from the enemy the arms by which the body is defended, is indeed madness. In battle those who are most afraid are always in most danger; but courage is equivalent to rampart.
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Afraid Body Courage Defeat Enemy Equivalent Hope Madness Safety
But few prize honour more than money.
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Honor Money Prize
Advise well before you begin, and when you have maturely considered, then act with promptitude.
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Act Advice Beginning Mature
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so, execute with vigour.
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Beginning Care Execution Zeal
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

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