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Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.

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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
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
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
But few prize honour more than money.
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Honor Money Prize
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
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Dread Goodness Wicked
The glory of wealth and of beauty is fleeting and frail; virtue is illustrious and everlasting.
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Beautiful Glory Illustration Virtue 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
The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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High Liberty Station Yourself
Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
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Community Discord Greatness Harmony Oneself Pieces Small
It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one.
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Beginning Difficult Easy Oneself Stop
Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.
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Friendship Honesty Money Soldier
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
Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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Desire Liberty Master Men
For harmony makes small states great, while discord undermines the mightiest empires.
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Empire Greatness Harmony Small State
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

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