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Better die standing than live kneeling.

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It is right to endure with resignation what the gods send, and to face one’s enemies with courage.
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Courage Endurance Enemy Face God Resignation
For a man’s counsel cannot have equal weight or worth, when he alone has no children to risk in the general danger.
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Alone Children Counsel Danger Equality General Man Risk Weight Worth
We do not imitate, but are a model to others.
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Imitate Model Reality
Those who can think, but cannot express what they think, place themselves at the level of those who cannot think.
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Action Express Level Philosophy Themselves Thinking
Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you.
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Humor Interest Politics
Time is the wisest counsellor of all.
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Counsellor One Liner Time Wise
For famous men have the whole earth as their memorial.
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Celebrity Earth Famous Memorial Men
Better die standing than live kneeling.
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Attitude Die Knees Live One Liner
Although only a few may originate a policy, we are all able to judge it.
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Judgment Policy
Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all.
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Clear Express Ideas Knowledge Lack Power
Instead of looking on discussion as a stumbling block in the way of action, we think it an indispensable preliminary to any wise action at all.
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Action Discussion Indispensable Stumble Wise
Wait for that wisest of all counselors, Time.
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Counsellor One Liner Time Wait Wise
It is difficult to argue with the belly, for it has no ears.
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Agrument Belly Difficult Ears
Who makes the fairest show means most deceit.
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Deceit Fair Show
Future ages will wonder at us, as the present age wonders at us now.
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Age Future Present Wonder
Not to be able to bear poverty is a shameful thing, but not to know how to chase it away by work is a more shameful thing yet.
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Chase Poverty Shame Work

Better die standing than live kneeling.

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