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It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.

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Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
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Ambition Blood Bond Break Forget Gratitude Obligation
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
To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
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Deep Man Poor Power Seek
But few prize honour more than money.
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Honor Money Prize
No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right.
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Himself Man Right Serious Suffering Wrong
To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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Bond Desire Friendship
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
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
The very life which we enjoy is short.
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Enjoyment Life One Liner Short
It is sweet to surve one country by deeds, and it is not absurd to surve her by words.
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Country Herself Madness Sweet Word
It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one.
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Beginning Difficult Easy Oneself Stop
Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
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Hard Work Modesty Possible Talk Yourself
It is always easy enough to take up arms, but very difficult to lay them down; the commencement and the termination of war are not necessarily in the same hands; even a coward may begin, but the end comes only when the victors are willing.
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Coward Difficult Easy Enough Hands Necessary War Willing
The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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Friendship Identity Nature
In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense.
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Battle Brave Coward Defense Risk Run
It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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Better Conquer Failure Right Rule Win

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