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Fortune rules in all things, and advances and depresses things more out of her own will than right and justice.

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Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits.
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Advice Ancestor Help Light Powerful
Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Decay Fall Life Philosophy Rise
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
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
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
In victory even the cowardly like to boast, while in adverse times even the brave are discredited.
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Brave Coward Credit Time Victory
Each man the architect of his own fate.
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Architect Fate Himself Man
The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.
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Beautiful Excellence Mental Possession Rich
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so, execute with vigour.
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Beginning Care Execution Zeal
When the prizes fall to the lot of the wicked, you will not find many who are virtuous for virtue’s sake.
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Fall Finding Prize Virtue Yourself
The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
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Man Poor Power Seek Useful
No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests.
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Best Interest Man Mortal Passion Serve Time
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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Angry Doubt Friendship Offering Opinion
Since we have received everything from the Gods, and it is right to pay the giver some tithe of his gifts, we pay such a tithe of possessions in votive offering, of bodies in gifts of (hair and) adornment, and of life in sacrifices.
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Body Gift God Pay Possession Received Sacrifice

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