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

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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
As the blessings of health and fortune have a beginning, so they must also find an end. Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Beginning Blessing Decay Fortune Health
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
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
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Man Poor Power Seek Useful
It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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Better Conquer Failure Right Rule Win
Necessity makes even the timid brave.
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Brave Circumstance Coward Necessary
When the prizes fall to the lot of the wicked, you will not find many who are virtuous for virtue’s sake.
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Fall Finding Prize Virtue Yourself
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
No grief reaches the dead.
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Death Grief One Liner Reach
We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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Body Employment Mindset Rule Serve
It is sweet to surve one country by deeds, and it is not absurd to surve her by words.
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Country Herself Madness Sweet Word
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
To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
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Deep Man Poor Power Seek
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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Army Collection Force Kindness Kingdom Money Sincere Support Treasure True
Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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Act Action Consider Time Yourself

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