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The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.

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Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.
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Fame Light Passion Shadow Stand
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
Each man the architect of his own fate.
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Architect Fate Himself Man
Enough words, little wisdom.
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Enough Wisdom Word
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
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Dread Goodness Wicked
Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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Prosperity Soul Try Wisdom
A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.
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Evil Goodness Justice Man Preference
The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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Friendship Identity Nature
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
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so, execute with vigour.
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Beginning Care Execution Zeal
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
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
In my opinion, he only may be truly said to live and enjoy his being who is engaged in some laudable pursuit, and acquires a name by some illustrious action, or useful art.
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Action Enjoyment Illustration Live Myself Name Opinion Pursuit True
The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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High Liberty Station Yourself
The man who is roused neither by glory nor by danger it is in vain to exhort; terror closes the ears of the mind.
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Dangerous Glory Man Mindset Terror
No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right.
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Himself Man Right Serious Suffering Wrong

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