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To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.

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Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
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
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
Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
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Act Counsel Decision Goodness Prompt
No grief reaches the dead.
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Death Grief One Liner Reach
For harmony makes small states great, while discord undermines the mightiest empires.
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Empire Greatness Harmony Small State
The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
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Man Poor Power Seek Useful
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
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Dread Goodness Wicked
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
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
Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.
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Decay Deep Greatness Growth Harmony
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
Fortune rules in all things, and advances and depresses things more out of her own will than right and justice.
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Depression Fortune Justice Rule Willing
The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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Friendship Identity Nature
Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
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Ambition Blood Bond Break Forget Gratitude Obligation
There were few who preferred honor to money.
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Honor Money Preference

To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.

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