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

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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
But assuredly Fortune rules in all things; she raised to eminence or buries in oblivion everything from caprice rather than from well-regulated principle.
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Assurance Bury Fate Fortune Principle Raise Rule
A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.
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Evil Goodness Justice Man Preference
To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
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Deep Man Poor Power Seek
Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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Prosperity Soul Try Wisdom
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
The glory of riches and of beauty is frail and transitory; virtue remains bright and eternal.
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Beautiful Bright Forever Fragile Glory Rich
Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Greatness Reward
Enough words, little wisdom.
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Enough Wisdom Word
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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Defeat Goodness Justice Man
But at power or wealth, for the sake of which wars, and all kinds of strife, arise among mankind, we do not aim; we desire only our liberty, which no honorable man relinquishes but with his life.
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Desire Himself Kind Liberty Life Man Power War Wealth
Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.
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Fame Light Passion Shadow Stand
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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Character Life Natural Practice Right Virtue
Advise well before you begin, and when you have maturely considered, then act with promptitude.
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Act Advice Beginning Mature
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so, execute with vigour.
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Beginning Care Execution Zeal
In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense.
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Battle Brave Coward Defense Risk Run

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