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Advise well before you begin, and when you have maturely considered, then act with promptitude.

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One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he is.
SALLUST

Assume Conceal Himself
Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others.
SALLUST

Afraid Bad Goodness Trust Virtue
Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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Act Action Consider Time Yourself
The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
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Man Poor Power Seek Useful
Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Greatness Reward
Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
SALLUST

Desire Liberty Master Men
They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.
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Jealous Method Myself Win
Fortune rules in all things, and advances and depresses things more out of her own will than right and justice.
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Depression Fortune Justice Rule Willing
The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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High Liberty Station Yourself
Among intellectual pursuits, one of the most useful is the recording of past events.
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Event Intellectual Past Pursuit
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
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
Enough words, little wisdom.
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Enough Wisdom Word
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.
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Fame Light Passion Shadow Stand
We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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Body Employment Mindset Rule Serve

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