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In victory even the cowardly like to boast, while in adverse times even the brave are discredited.

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Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.
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Decay Deep Greatness Growth Harmony
Among intellectual pursuits, one of the most useful is the recording of past events.
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Event Intellectual Past Pursuit
The glory of riches and of beauty is frail and transitory; virtue remains bright and eternal.
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Beautiful Bright Forever Fragile Glory Rich
All men who would surpass the other animals should do their best not to pass through life silently like the beasts whom nature made prone, obedient to their bellies.
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Animal Best Life Man Obedience Stomach Through
Since we have received everything from the Gods, and it is right to pay the giver some tithe of his gifts, we pay such a tithe of possessions in votive offering, of bodies in gifts of (hair and) adornment, and of life in sacrifices.
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Body Gift God Pay Possession Received Sacrifice
Advise well before you begin, and when you have maturely considered, then act with promptitude.
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Act Advice Beginning Mature
It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one.
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Beginning Difficult Easy Oneself Stop
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
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 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
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
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Dread Goodness Wicked
The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
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Captain Life Moral Rule Soul
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
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
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so, execute with vigour.
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Beginning Care Execution Zeal

In victory even the cowardly like to boast, while in adverse times even the brave are discredited.

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