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No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right.

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We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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Body Employment Mindset Rule Serve
To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.
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Desire Friendship Reject
Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
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Ambition Blood Bond Break Forget Gratitude Obligation
To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
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Deep Man Poor Power Seek
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
Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Decay Fall Life Philosophy Rise
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
The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.
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Beautiful Excellence Mental Possession Rich
There were few who preferred honor to money.
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Honor Money Preference
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
Advise well before you begin, and when you have maturely considered, then act with promptitude.
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Act Advice Beginning Mature
The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
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Man Poor Power Seek Useful
In my own case, who have spent my whole life in the practice of virtue, right conduct from habitual has become natural.
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Character Life Natural Practice Right Virtue
The very life which we enjoy is short.
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Enjoyment Life One Liner Short
Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
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Act Counsel Decision Goodness Prompt
The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is a possession glorious and eternal.
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Beautiful Fame Forever Glory Intellectual Possession Wealth

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