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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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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
To like and dislike the same things that is indeed true friendship.
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Bond Friendship True
Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Decay Fall Life Philosophy Rise
Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.
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Fame Light Passion Shadow Stand
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
Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits.
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Advice Ancestor Help Light Powerful
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
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
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
All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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Angry Doubt Friendship Hate Pity
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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Defeat Goodness Justice Man
It is sweet to surve one country by deeds, and it is not absurd to surve her by words.
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Country Herself Madness Sweet Word
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
It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one.
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Beginning Difficult Easy Oneself Stop
The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
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Captain Life Moral Rule Soul
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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