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

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A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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Defeat Goodness Justice Man
Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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Act Action Consider Time Yourself
Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Decay Fall Life Philosophy Rise
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
Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
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Ambition Blood Bond Break Forget Gratitude Obligation
To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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Bond Desire Friendship
The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
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Man Poor Power Seek Useful
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
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
Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Greatness Reward
Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.
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Fame Light Passion Shadow Stand
He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.
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Angry Deep Emotion Feeling Himself
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
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
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
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

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

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