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Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.

Sallust

To hope for safety in flight, when you have turned away from the enemy the arms by which the body is defended, is indeed madness. In battle those who are most afraid are always in most danger; but courage is equivalent to rampart.
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Afraid Body Courage Defeat Enemy Equivalent Hope Madness Safety
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
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
But few prize honour more than money.
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Honor Money Prize
Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
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Act Counsel Decision Goodness Prompt
To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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Bond Desire Friendship
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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Defeat Goodness Justice Man
Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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Growth Old Rise
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
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Dread Goodness Wicked
We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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Body Employment Mindset Rule Serve
Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Greatness Reward
Enough words, little wisdom.
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Enough Wisdom Word
To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
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Deep Man Poor Power Seek
He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.
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Angry Deep Emotion Feeling Himself
To like and dislike the same things that is indeed true friendship.
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Bond Friendship True

Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.

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