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The higher your station, the less your liberty.

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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
Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Decay Fall Life Philosophy Rise
The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
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Man Poor Power Seek Useful
To like and dislike the same things that is indeed true friendship.
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Bond Friendship True
Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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Desire Liberty Master Men
Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.
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Decay Deep Greatness Growth Harmony
Advise well before you begin, and when you have maturely considered, then act with promptitude.
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Act Advice Beginning Mature
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
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 higher your station, the less your liberty.
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High Liberty Station Yourself
Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Greatness Reward
Of the cosmic Gods some make the world be, others animate it, others harmonize it, consisting as it does of different elements; the fourth class keep it when harmonized.
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Animate Consist Cosmos God Harmony
We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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Body Employment Mindset Rule Serve
All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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Angry Doubt Friendship Hate Pity
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
A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.
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Evil Goodness Justice Man Preference

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