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Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so, execute with vigour.

Sallust

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
We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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Body Employment Mindset Rule Serve
Of the bodies in the cosmos, some imitate mind and move in orbits; some imitate soul and move in a straight line, fire and air upward, earth and water downward.
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Body Cosmos Down Imitation Move On Soul Water
To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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Bond Desire Friendship
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
The Romans assisted their allies and friends, and acquired friendships by giving rather than receiving kindness.
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Assistance Friendship Kindness Receive Roman
The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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Friendship Identity Nature
One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he is.
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Assume Conceal Himself
Not by vows nor by womanish prayers is the help of the gods obtained; success comes through vigilance, energy, wise counsel.
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Counsel Energy God Help Prayer Promise Success Vow Wisdom
Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
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Community Discord Greatness Harmony Oneself Pieces Small
For harmony makes small states great, while discord undermines the mightiest empires.
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Empire Greatness Harmony Small State
A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.
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Evil Goodness Justice Man Preference
Enough words, little wisdom.
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Enough Wisdom Word
Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
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Ambition Blood Bond Break Forget Gratitude Obligation
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
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

Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so, execute with vigour.

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