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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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All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.
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Angry Doubt Friendship Offering Opinion
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so, execute with vigour.
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Beginning Care Execution Zeal
But few prize honour more than money.
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Honor Money Prize
To like and dislike the same things that is indeed true friendship.
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Bond Friendship True
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
No grief reaches the dead.
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Death Grief One Liner Reach
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
He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.
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Angry Deep Emotion Feeling Himself
To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.
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Desire Friendship Reject
Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.
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Friendship Honesty Money Soldier
There were few who preferred honor to money.
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Honor Money Preference
Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.
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Decay Deep Greatness Growth Harmony
For harmony makes small states great, while discord undermines the mightiest empires.
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Empire Greatness Harmony Small State
The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
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Captain Life Moral Rule Soul
Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
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Hard Work Modesty Possible Talk Yourself
Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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Growth Old Rise

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

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