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The glory of riches and of beauty is frail and transitory; virtue remains bright and eternal.

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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
The Romans assisted their allies and friends, and acquired friendships by giving rather than receiving kindness.
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Assistance Friendship Kindness Receive Roman
Advise well before you begin, and when you have maturely considered, then act with promptitude.
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Act Advice Beginning Mature
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
Each man the architect of his own fate.
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Architect Fate Himself Man
Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Greatness Reward
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
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
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
It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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Better Conquer Failure Right Rule Win
Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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Act Action Consider Time Yourself
Sovereignty is easily preserved by the very arts by which it was originally created. When, however, energy has given place to indifference, and temperance and justice to passion and arrogance, then as the morals change so changes fortune.
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Arrogance Art Change Creation Easy Fortune Justice Original Place Preserve
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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Defeat Goodness Justice Man
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
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Dread Goodness Wicked
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
Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
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Community Discord Greatness Harmony Oneself Pieces Small

The glory of riches and of beauty is frail and transitory; virtue remains bright and eternal.

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