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The Romans assisted their allies and friends, and acquired friendships by giving rather than receiving kindness.

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By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
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Dread Goodness Wicked
No grief reaches the dead.
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Death Grief One Liner Reach
Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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Goodness Pearl Production
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
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Captain Life Moral Rule Soul
To like and dislike the same things that is indeed true friendship.
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Bond Friendship True
The very life which we enjoy is short.
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Enjoyment Life One Liner Short
The man who is roused neither by glory nor by danger it is in vain to exhort; terror closes the ears of the mind.
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Dangerous Glory Man Mindset Terror
Everything destroyed is either resolved into the elements from which it came, or else vanishes into not-being. If things are resolved into the elements from which they came, then there will be others: else how did they come into being at all?
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Destroy Element Existence
It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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Better Conquer Failure Right Rule Win
Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Greatness Reward
The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
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Man Poor Power Seek Useful
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
The glory of wealth and of beauty is fleeting and frail; virtue is illustrious and everlasting.
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Beautiful Glory Illustration Virtue Wealth
He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.
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Angry Deep Emotion Feeling Himself
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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Defeat Goodness Justice Man

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