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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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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
Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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Desire Liberty Master Men
It is sweet to surve one country by deeds, and it is not absurd to surve her by words.
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Country Herself Madness Sweet Word
Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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Prosperity Soul Try Wisdom
In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.
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Arms Bribe Force Opinion Shame
Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Greatness Reward
A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.
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Evil Goodness Justice Man Preference
The glory of ancestors sheds a light around posterity; it allows neither good nor bad qualities to remain in obscurity.
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Ancestor Bad Glory Goodness Light Obscurity Quality
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
To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.
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Desire Friendship Reject
It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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Better Conquer Failure Right Rule Win
To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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Bond Desire Friendship
Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others.
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Afraid Bad Goodness Trust Virtue
For harmony makes small states great, while discord undermines the mightiest empires.
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Empire Greatness Harmony Small State
But few prize honour more than money.
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Honor Money Prize
Advise well before you begin, and when you have maturely considered, then act with promptitude.
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Act Advice Beginning Mature

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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