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

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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
All men who would surpass the other animals should do their best not to pass through life silently like the beasts whom nature made prone, obedient to their bellies.
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Animal Best Life Man Obedience Stomach Through
Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Greatness Reward
One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he is.
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Assume Conceal Himself
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 have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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Bond Desire Friendship
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
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
Enough words, little wisdom.
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Enough Wisdom Word
No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests.
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Best Interest Man Mortal Passion Serve Time
He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.
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Angry Deep Emotion Feeling Himself
Most honorable are services rendered to the State; even if they do not go beyond words, they are not to be despised.
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Beyond Despise Honor Service State Word
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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Defeat Goodness Justice Man
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
Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.
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Friendship Honesty Money Soldier
To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.
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Desire Friendship Reject

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

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