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Not by vows nor by womanish prayers is the help of the gods obtained; success comes through vigilance, energy, wise counsel.

Sallust

All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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Angry Doubt Friendship Hate Pity
To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.
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Desire Friendship Reject
Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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Prosperity Soul Try Wisdom
The very life which we enjoy is short.
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Enjoyment Life One Liner Short
By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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Destroy Greatness Small State Thrive
But at power or wealth, for the sake of which wars, and all kinds of strife, arise among mankind, we do not aim; we desire only our liberty, which no honorable man relinquishes but with his life.
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Desire Himself Kind Liberty Life Man Power War Wealth
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
All persons who are enthusiastic that they should transcend the other animals ought to strive with the utmost effort not to pass through a life of silence, like cattle, which nature has fashioned to be prone and obedient to their stomachs.
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Animal Effort Nature Obedience Person Stomach Transcend
To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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Bond Desire Friendship
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
Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.
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Fame Light Passion Shadow Stand
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
Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue.
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Ambition Drive Fake Lock Man Ready Thinking
In my own case, who have spent my whole life in the practice of virtue, right conduct from habitual has become natural.
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Character Life Natural Practice Right Virtue
Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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Act Action Consider Time Yourself
We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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Body Employment Mindset Rule Serve

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