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The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.

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In my opinion, he only may be truly said to live and enjoy his being who is engaged in some laudable pursuit, and acquires a name by some illustrious action, or useful art.
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Action Enjoyment Illustration Live Myself Name Opinion Pursuit True
Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.
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Decay Deep Greatness Growth Harmony
For harmony makes small states great, while discord undermines the mightiest empires.
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Empire Greatness Harmony Small State
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
As the blessings of health and fortune have a beginning, so they must also find an end. Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Beginning Blessing Decay Fortune Health
No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right.
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Himself Man Right Serious Suffering Wrong
Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Decay Fall Life Philosophy Rise
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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Defeat Goodness Justice Man
Enough words, little wisdom.
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Enough Wisdom Word
Neither the army nor the treasury, but friends, are the true supports of the throne; for friends cannot be collected by force of arms, nor purchased with money; they are the offspring of kindness and sincerity.
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Army Collection Force Kindness Kingdom Money Sincere Support Treasure True
To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.
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Desire Friendship Reject
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
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
Among intellectual pursuits, one of the most useful is the recording of past events.
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Event Intellectual Past Pursuit
Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own
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Himself Own Property
But at power or wealth, for the sake of which wars, and all kinds of strife, arise among mankind, we do not aim; we desire only our liberty, which no honorable man relinquishes but with his life.
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Desire Himself Kind Liberty Life Man Power War Wealth

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