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

Sallust

Enough words, little wisdom.
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Enough Wisdom Word
To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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Bond Desire Friendship
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
Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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Act Action Consider Time Yourself
There were few who preferred honor to money.
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Honor Money Preference
The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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High Liberty Station Yourself
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 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
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
Not by vows nor by womanish prayers is the help of the gods obtained; success comes through vigilance, energy, wise counsel.
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Counsel Energy God Help Prayer Promise Success Vow Wisdom
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
For harmony makes small states great, while discord undermines the mightiest empires.
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Empire Greatness Harmony Small State
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
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
Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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Goodness Pearl Production
Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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Prosperity Soul Try Wisdom

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