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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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But assuredly Fortune rules in all things; she raised to eminence or buries in oblivion everything from caprice rather than from well-regulated principle.
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Assurance Bury Fate Fortune Principle Raise Rule
Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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Act Action Consider Time Yourself
In my opinion, he only may be truly said to live and enjoy his being who is engaged in some laudable pursuit, and acquires a name by some illustrious action, or useful art.
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Action Enjoyment Illustration Live Myself Name Opinion Pursuit True
By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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Destroy Greatness Small State Thrive
Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits.
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Advice Ancestor Help Light Powerful
Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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Prosperity Soul Try Wisdom
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
Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others.
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Afraid Bad Goodness Trust Virtue
The very life which we enjoy is short.
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Enjoyment Life One Liner Short
Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
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Community Discord Greatness Harmony Oneself Pieces Small
The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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High Liberty Station Yourself
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 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
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
There were few who preferred honor to money.
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Honor Money Preference
Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Decay Fall Life Philosophy Rise

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