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

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Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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Act Action Consider Time Yourself
Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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Desire Liberty Master Men
All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.
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Angry Doubt Friendship Offering Opinion
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
Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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Prosperity Soul Try Wisdom
The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
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Man Poor Power Seek Useful
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
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
Most honorable are services rendered to the State; even if they do not go beyond words, they are not to be despised.
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Beyond Despise Honor Service State Word
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
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
Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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Growth Old Rise
It is impossible that there should be so much providence in the last details, and none in the first principles. Then the arts of prophecy and of healing, which are part of the cosmos, come of the good providence of the Gods.
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Cosmos Detail God Healing Impossible Principle
To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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Bond Desire Friendship
Enough words, little wisdom.
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Enough Wisdom Word

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

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