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Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.

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Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.
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Fame Light Passion Shadow Stand
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
Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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Goodness Pearl Production
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
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
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Dread Goodness Wicked
It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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Better Conquer Failure Right Rule Win
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
There were few who preferred honor to money.
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Honor Money Preference
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
Of the bodies in the cosmos, some imitate mind and move in orbits; some imitate soul and move in a straight line, fire and air upward, earth and water downward.
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Body Cosmos Down Imitation Move On Soul Water
Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.
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Decay Deep Greatness Growth Harmony
No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right.
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Himself Man Right Serious Suffering Wrong
It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one.
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Beginning Difficult Easy Oneself Stop
All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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Angry Doubt Friendship Hate Pity
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
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so, execute with vigour.
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Beginning Care Execution Zeal

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