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Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.

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The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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Friendship Identity Nature
Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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Growth Old Rise
But the case has proved that to be true which Appius says in his songs, that each man is the maker of his own fate.
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Creator Fate Man Song True
The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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High Liberty Station Yourself
Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Greatness Reward
But few prize honour more than money.
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Honor Money Prize
The very life which we enjoy is short.
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Enjoyment Life One Liner Short
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
Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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Prosperity Soul Try Wisdom
No grief reaches the dead.
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Death Grief One Liner Reach
The glory of riches and of beauty is frail and transitory; virtue remains bright and eternal.
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Beautiful Bright Forever Fragile Glory Rich
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
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 soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
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Captain Life Moral Rule Soul
To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.
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Desire Friendship Reject
There were few who preferred honor to money.
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Honor Money Preference

Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.

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