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By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.

Sallust

To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
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Deep Man Poor Power Seek
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
It is impossible that there should be so much providence in the last details, and none in the first principles. Then the arts of prophecy and of healing, which are part of the cosmos, come of the good providence of the Gods.
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Cosmos Detail God Healing Impossible Principle
One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he is.
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Assume Conceal Himself
Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.
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Fame Light Passion Shadow Stand
Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Decay Fall Life Philosophy Rise
Advise well before you begin, and when you have maturely considered, then act with promptitude.
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Act Advice Beginning Mature
Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue.
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Ambition Drive Fake Lock Man Ready Thinking
The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.
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Beautiful Excellence Mental Possession Rich
Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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Act Action Consider Time Yourself
It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one.
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Beginning Difficult Easy Oneself Stop
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 fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is a possession glorious and eternal.
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Beautiful Fame Forever Glory Intellectual Possession Wealth
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
Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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Goodness Pearl Production
Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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Growth Old Rise

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