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

Sallust

The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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Friendship Identity Nature
Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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Prosperity Soul Try Wisdom
Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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Growth Old Rise
It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave.
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Brave Defeat Himself Human Law Nature Reputation Victory
It is always easy enough to take up arms, but very difficult to lay them down; the commencement and the termination of war are not necessarily in the same hands; even a coward may begin, but the end comes only when the victors are willing.
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Coward Difficult Easy Enough Hands Necessary War Willing
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
Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
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Act Counsel Decision Goodness Prompt
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
To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
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Deep Man Poor Power Seek
To hope for safety in flight, when you have turned away from the enemy the arms by which the body is defended, is indeed madness. In battle those who are most afraid are always in most danger; but courage is equivalent to rampart.
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Afraid Body Courage Defeat Enemy Equivalent Hope Madness Safety
Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.
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Fame Light Passion Shadow Stand
All persons who are enthusiastic that they should transcend the other animals ought to strive with the utmost effort not to pass through a life of silence, like cattle, which nature has fashioned to be prone and obedient to their stomachs.
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Animal Effort Nature Obedience Person Stomach Transcend
All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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Angry Doubt Friendship Hate Pity
Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
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Ambition Blood Bond Break Forget Gratitude Obligation
The very life which we enjoy is short.
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Enjoyment Life One Liner Short
But the case has proved that to be true which Appius says in his songs, that each man is the maker of his own fate.
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Creator Fate Man Song True

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

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