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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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Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own
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Himself Own Property
The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
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Captain Life Moral Rule Soul
It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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Better Conquer Failure Right Rule Win
To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
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Deep Man Poor Power Seek
All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.
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Angry Doubt Friendship Offering Opinion
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
Necessity makes even the timid brave.
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Brave Circumstance Coward Necessary
For men who had easily endured hardship, danger and difficult uncertainty, leisure and riches, though in some ways desirable, proved burdensome and a source of grief.
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Dangerous Desire Easy Endurance Men Source Way
Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
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Hard Work Modesty Possible Talk Yourself
Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.
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Decay Deep Greatness Growth Harmony
Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue.
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Ambition Drive Fake Lock Man Ready Thinking
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
Advise well before you begin, and when you have maturely considered, then act with promptitude.
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Act Advice Beginning Mature
There were few who preferred honor to money.
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Honor Money Preference
Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.
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Evaporate Feeling General Move Tears Weakness Word
Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most powerful are broken down by discord.
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Action Break Discord Small Strength Unity

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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