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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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A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.
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Evil Goodness Justice Man Preference
Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
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Hard Work Modesty Possible Talk Yourself
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
Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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Growth Old Rise
The very life which we enjoy is short.
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Enjoyment Life One Liner Short
Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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Desire Liberty Master Men
Everything destroyed is either resolved into the elements from which it came, or else vanishes into not-being. If things are resolved into the elements from which they came, then there will be others: else how did they come into being at all?
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Destroy Element Existence
Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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Prosperity Soul Try Wisdom
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
All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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Angry Doubt Friendship Hate Pity
The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
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Captain Life Moral Rule Soul
Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits.
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Advice Ancestor Help Light Powerful
To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
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Deep Man Poor Power Seek
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
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

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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