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

Sallust

Each man the architect of his own fate.
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Architect Fate Himself Man
Of the cosmic Gods some make the world be, others animate it, others harmonize it, consisting as it does of different elements; the fourth class keep it when harmonized.
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Animate Consist Cosmos God Harmony
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so, execute with vigour.
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Beginning Care Execution Zeal
Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
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Community Discord Greatness Harmony Oneself Pieces Small
Of the bodies in the cosmos, some imitate mind and move in orbits; some imitate soul and move in a straight line, fire and air upward, earth and water downward.
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Body Cosmos Down Imitation Move On Soul Water
Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.
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Fame Light Passion Shadow Stand
In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.
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Arms Bribe Force Opinion Shame
To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.
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Desire Friendship Reject
It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one.
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Beginning Difficult Easy Oneself Stop
Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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Desire Liberty Master Men
Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own
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Himself Own Property
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
No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests.
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Best Interest Man Mortal Passion Serve Time
Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
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Ambition Blood Bond Break Forget Gratitude Obligation
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
The Romans assisted their allies and friends, and acquired friendships by giving rather than receiving kindness.
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Assistance Friendship Kindness Receive Roman

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