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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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There were few who preferred honor to money.
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Honor Money Preference
Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
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Act Counsel Decision Goodness Prompt
To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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Bond Desire Friendship
The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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Friendship Identity Nature
But few prize honour more than money.
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Honor Money Prize
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
Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most powerful are broken down by discord.
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Action Break Discord Small Strength Unity
One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he is.
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Assume Conceal Himself
Since we have received everything from the Gods, and it is right to pay the giver some tithe of his gifts, we pay such a tithe of possessions in votive offering, of bodies in gifts of (hair and) adornment, and of life in sacrifices.
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Body Gift God Pay Possession Received Sacrifice
Each man the architect of his own fate.
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Architect Fate Himself Man
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
Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
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Hard Work Modesty Possible Talk Yourself
To like and dislike the same things that is indeed true friendship.
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Bond Friendship True
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
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
We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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Body Employment Mindset Rule Serve

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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