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Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.

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Of the cosmic Gods some make the world be, others animate it, others harmonize it, consisting as it does of different elements; the fourth class keep it when harmonized.
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Animate Consist Cosmos God Harmony
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
Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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Prosperity Soul Try Wisdom
Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Greatness Reward
It is impossible that there should be so much providence in the last details, and none in the first principles. Then the arts of prophecy and of healing, which are part of the cosmos, come of the good providence of the Gods.
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Cosmos Detail God Healing Impossible Principle
The fame which is based on wealth or beauty is a frail and fleeting thing; but virtue shines for ages with undiminished lustre.
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Age Fame Luster Virtual Wealth
Each man the architect of his own fate.
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Architect Fate Himself Man
Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Decay Fall Life Philosophy Rise
Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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Goodness Pearl Production
All men who would surpass the other animals should do their best not to pass through life silently like the beasts whom nature made prone, obedient to their bellies.
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Animal Best Life Man Obedience Stomach Through
All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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Angry Doubt Friendship Hate Pity
Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.
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Decay Deep Greatness Growth Harmony
The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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Friendship Identity Nature
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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Defeat Goodness Justice Man
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
For harmony makes small states great, while discord undermines the mightiest empires.
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Empire Greatness Harmony Small State

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