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Neither the army nor the treasury, but friends, are the true supports of the throne; for friends cannot be collected by force of arms, nor purchased with money; they are the offspring of kindness and sincerity.

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Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Decay Fall Life Philosophy Rise
The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
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Captain Life Moral Rule Soul
The fame which is based on wealth or beauty is a frail and fleeting thing; but virtue shines for ages with undiminished lustre.
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Age Fame Luster Virtual Wealth
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
The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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High Liberty Station Yourself
It is impossible that there should be so much providence in the last details, and none in the first principles. Then the arts of prophecy and of healing, which are part of the cosmos, come of the good providence of the Gods.
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Cosmos Detail God Healing Impossible Principle
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
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Dread Goodness Wicked
Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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Growth Old Rise
Advise well before you begin, and when you have maturely considered, then act with promptitude.
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Act Advice Beginning Mature
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
To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.
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Desire Friendship Reject
The Gods being good and making all things, there is no positive evil, it only comes by absence of good; just as darkness itself does not exist, but only comes about by absence of light.
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Absence Darkness Existence God Goodness Light Positive
There were few who preferred honor to money.
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Honor Money Preference
Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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Goodness Pearl Production
It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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Better Conquer Failure Right Rule Win
For harmony makes small states great, while discord undermines the mightiest empires.
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Neither the army nor the treasury, but friends, are the true supports of the throne; for friends cannot be collected by force of arms, nor purchased with money; they are the offspring of kindness and sincerity.

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Neither the army nor the treasury, but friends, are the true supports of the throne; for friends cannot be collected by force of arms, nor purchased with money; they are the offspring of kindness and sincerity.

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