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If I die innocent the shame will fall on those who are the cause of my death, since all sort of iniquity is attended with shame.

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Success always calls for greater generosity—though most people, lost in the darkness of their own egos, treat it as an occasion for greater greed.
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Darkness Generosity Greatness Greedy People Success
A man may hate cruelty and lies, but if he’s never given an opportunity to show what he’s made of, no one will remember him when he dies.
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Death Hate Lying Man Opportunity Remember
We call a Man ungrateful, answered who having received a kindness, does not return the like, if occasion off ere.
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Gratitude Kindness Man
Do you not take him to be just who commits no manner of injustice?
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Commitment Himself Justice
Early on, you can expect no one to believe in your destiny as much as yourself.
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Believe Destiny Expectation Inspirational Yourself
Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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Battle Body Decision Moral Strength
And even as you’re working to ensure the health of your army, you must remember to take care of your own.
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Care Health Remember Yourself
Whatever you determine to be right, with diligence endeavour to perform.
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Action Determination Yourself
I am a stranger in all countries.
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Myself Nation
The man who doesn’t know his own ability is ignorant of himself.
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Ability Ignorance Man
Separated from Hellas by more than a thousand miles, they had not even a guide to point the way.
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Distance Guide Separate
Obedience Should Not Be the Result of Compulsion.
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Force Result
He had put on the best-looking uniform that he could, thinking that, victory deserved the best-looking armour.
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Deserve Himself Victory
A Number of Friends is of more Worth than a Flock of Sheep, or of Goats, or than a Herd of Oxen.
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Animal Friendship Worth
Nothing that is really good and admirable is granted by the gods to men without some effort and application.
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Effort God Goodness Man
Moderation in all things healthful; total abstinence from all things harmful.
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Harm Health

If I die innocent the shame will fall on those who are the cause of my death, since all sort of iniquity is attended with shame.

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If I die innocent the shame will fall on those who are the cause of my death, since all sort of iniquity is attended with shame.

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