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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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By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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Destroy Greatness Small State Thrive
The fame which is based on wealth or beauty is a frail and fleeting thing; but virtue shines for ages with undiminished lustre.
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Age Fame Luster Virtual Wealth
Enough words, little wisdom.
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Enough Wisdom Word
The glory of riches and of beauty is frail and transitory; virtue remains bright and eternal.
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Beautiful Bright Forever Fragile Glory Rich
A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.
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Evil Goodness Justice Man Preference
To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
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Deep Man Poor Power Seek
Fortune rules in all things, and advances and depresses things more out of her own will than right and justice.
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Depression Fortune Justice Rule Willing
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
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Ambition Blood Bond Break Forget Gratitude Obligation
In my own case, who have spent my whole life in the practice of virtue, right conduct from habitual has become natural.
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Character Life Natural Practice Right Virtue
Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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Act Action Consider Time Yourself
Most honorable are services rendered to the State; even if they do not go beyond words, they are not to be despised.
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Beyond Despise Honor Service State Word
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
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
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

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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