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Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.

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The glory of ancestors sheds a light around posterity; it allows neither good nor bad qualities to remain in obscurity.
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Ancestor Bad Glory Goodness Light Obscurity Quality
Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
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Community Discord Greatness Harmony Oneself Pieces Small
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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Defeat Goodness Justice Man
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
Necessity makes even the timid brave.
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Brave Circumstance Coward Necessary
He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.
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Angry Deep Emotion Feeling Himself
Neither the army nor the treasury, but friends, are the true supports of the throne; for friends cannot be collected by force of arms, nor purchased with money; they are the offspring of kindness and sincerity.
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Army Collection Force Kindness Kingdom Money Sincere Support Treasure True
For harmony makes small states great, while discord undermines the mightiest empires.
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Empire Greatness Harmony Small State
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
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
Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Greatness Reward
The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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Friendship Identity Nature
By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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Destroy Greatness Small State Thrive
To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.
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Desire Friendship Reject
All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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Angry Doubt Friendship Hate Pity
Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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Prosperity Soul Try Wisdom

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