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There were few who preferred honor to money.

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By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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Destroy Greatness Small State Thrive
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 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
A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.
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Evil Goodness Justice Man Preference
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
It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave.
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Brave Defeat Himself Human Law Nature Reputation Victory
There were few who preferred honor to money.
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Honor Money Preference
Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.
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Evaporate Feeling General Move Tears Weakness Word
The very life which we enjoy is short.
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Enjoyment Life One Liner Short
He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.
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Angry Deep Emotion Feeling Himself
To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
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Deep Man Poor Power Seek
To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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Bond Desire Friendship
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
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Dread Goodness Wicked
The man who is roused neither by glory nor by danger it is in vain to exhort; terror closes the ears of the mind.
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Dangerous Glory Man Mindset Terror
The glory of wealth and of beauty is fleeting and frail; virtue is illustrious and everlasting.
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Beautiful Glory Illustration Virtue Wealth
Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.
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Decay Deep Greatness Growth Harmony

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