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Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.

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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
In my opinion, he only may be truly said to live and enjoy his being who is engaged in some laudable pursuit, and acquires a name by some illustrious action, or useful art.
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Action Enjoyment Illustration Live Myself Name Opinion Pursuit True
No grief reaches the dead.
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Death Grief One Liner Reach
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
Each man the architect of his own fate.
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Architect Fate Himself Man
A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.
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Evil Goodness Justice Man Preference
To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.
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Desire Friendship Reject
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
But few prize honour more than money.
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Honor Money Prize
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
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Dread Goodness Wicked
The very life which we enjoy is short.
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Enjoyment Life One Liner Short
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
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
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Act Counsel Decision Goodness Prompt
The glory of ancestors sheds a light around posterity; it allows neither good nor bad qualities to remain in obscurity.
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Ancestor Bad Glory Goodness Light Obscurity Quality

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