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The Gods being good and making all things, there is no positive evil, it only comes by absence of good; just as darkness itself does not exist, but only comes about by absence of light.
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Absence Darkness Existence God Goodness Light Positive
By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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Destroy Greatness Small State Thrive
Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
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Act Counsel Decision Goodness Prompt
For harmony makes small states great, while discord undermines the mightiest empires.
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Empire Greatness Harmony Small State
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
Necessity makes even the timid brave.
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Brave Circumstance Coward Necessary
Among intellectual pursuits, one of the most useful is the recording of past events.
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Event Intellectual Past Pursuit
Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
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Community Discord Greatness Harmony Oneself Pieces Small
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
All persons who are enthusiastic that they should transcend the other animals ought to strive with the utmost effort not to pass through a life of silence, like cattle, which nature has fashioned to be prone and obedient to their stomachs.
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Animal Effort Nature Obedience Person Stomach Transcend
It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one.
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Beginning Difficult Easy Oneself Stop
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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Defeat Goodness Justice Man
A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.
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Evil Goodness Justice Man Preference
In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense.
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Battle Brave Coward Defense Risk Run
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
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Dread Goodness Wicked
The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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Friendship Identity Nature

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