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Better die standing than live kneeling.

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It is more of a disgrace to be robbed of what one has than to fail in some new undertaking.
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Disgrace Failure Rob
As for poverty, no one need be ashamed to admit it, the real shame is in not taking practical measures to escape from it.
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Admit Ashame Escape Measure Poverty Practical Real Shame
We do not imitate, but are a model to others.
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Imitate Model Reality
Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not make us soft.
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Beautiful Love Mind Soft
I am more afraid of our own mistakes than of our enemies’ designs.
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Afraid Design Enemy Mistake
Who makes the fairest show means most deceit.
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Deceit Fair Show
Although only a few may originate a policy, we are all able to judge it.
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Judgment Policy
For famous men have the whole earth as their memorial.
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Celebrity Earth Famous Memorial Men
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
We Athenians hold that it is not poverty that is disgraceful but the failure to struggle against it.
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Against Failure Grace Poverty Struggle
What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.
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Engrave Live Monument Past Stone
Your empire is now like a tyranny: it may have been wrong to take it; it is certainly dangerous to let it go.
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Dangerous Empire Let Go Wrong
Better die standing than live kneeling.
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Attitude Die Knees Live One Liner
A woman’s greatest glory is to be little talked about by men, whether for good or ill.
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Glory Goodness Ill Men Talk Women
The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it.
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Brave Clear Danger Glory Meet Vision
Time is the wisest counsellor of all.
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Counsellor One Liner Time Wise

Better die standing than live kneeling.

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