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For harmony makes small states great, while discord undermines the mightiest empires.

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Among intellectual pursuits, one of the most useful is the recording of past events.
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Event Intellectual Past Pursuit
By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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Destroy Greatness Small State Thrive
The Gods being good and making all things, there is no positive evil, it only comes by absence of good; just as darkness itself does not exist, but only comes about by absence of light.
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Absence Darkness Existence God Goodness Light Positive
A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.
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Evil Goodness Justice Man Preference
It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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Better Conquer Failure Right Rule Win
Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Greatness Reward
The man who is roused neither by glory nor by danger it is in vain to exhort; terror closes the ears of the mind.
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Dangerous Glory Man Mindset Terror
No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right.
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Himself Man Right Serious Suffering Wrong
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
Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
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Ambition Blood Bond Break Forget Gratitude Obligation
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
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Act Counsel Decision Goodness Prompt
As the blessings of health and fortune have a beginning, so they must also find an end. Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Beginning Blessing Decay Fortune Health
Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue.
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Ambition Drive Fake Lock Man Ready Thinking
Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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Act Action Consider Time Yourself
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

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