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He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.

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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
We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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Body Employment Mindset Rule Serve
Not by vows nor by womanish prayers is the help of the gods obtained; success comes through vigilance, energy, wise counsel.
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Counsel Energy God Help Prayer Promise Success Vow Wisdom
In victory even the cowardly like to boast, while in adverse times even the brave are discredited.
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Brave Coward Credit Time Victory
The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
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Captain Life Moral Rule Soul
There were few who preferred honor to money.
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Honor Money Preference
The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.
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Beautiful Excellence Mental Possession Rich
The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
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Man Poor Power Seek Useful
Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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Goodness Pearl Production
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
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
Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
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Hard Work Modesty Possible Talk Yourself
In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.
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Arms Bribe Force Opinion Shame
Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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Desire Liberty Master Men
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
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

He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.

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