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Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.

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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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Evaporate Feeling General Move Tears Weakness Word
Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
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Hard Work Modesty Possible Talk Yourself
Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.
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Friendship Honesty Money Soldier
To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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Bond Desire Friendship
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
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Deep Man Poor Power Seek
In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense.
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Battle Brave Coward Defense Risk Run
But few prize honour more than money.
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Honor Money Prize
Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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Goodness Pearl Production
Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
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Act Counsel Decision Goodness Prompt
Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.
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Decay Deep Greatness Growth Harmony
Of the bodies in the cosmos, some imitate mind and move in orbits; some imitate soul and move in a straight line, fire and air upward, earth and water downward.
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Body Cosmos Down Imitation Move On Soul Water
Advise well before you begin, and when you have maturely considered, then act with promptitude.
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Act Advice Beginning Mature
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
Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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Growth Old Rise
But assuredly Fortune rules in all things; she raised to eminence or buries in oblivion everything from caprice rather than from well-regulated principle.
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Assurance Bury Fate Fortune Principle Raise Rule

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