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All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.

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We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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Body Employment Mindset Rule Serve
Necessity makes even the timid brave.
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Brave Circumstance Coward Necessary
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
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so, execute with vigour.
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Beginning Care Execution Zeal
In my opinion, he only may be truly said to live and enjoy his being who is engaged in some laudable pursuit, and acquires a name by some illustrious action, or useful art.
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Action Enjoyment Illustration Live Myself Name Opinion Pursuit True
But the case has proved that to be true which Appius says in his songs, that each man is the maker of his own fate.
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Creator Fate Man Song True
The Gods being good and making all things, there is no positive evil, it only comes by absence of good; just as darkness itself does not exist, but only comes about by absence of light.
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Absence Darkness Existence God Goodness Light Positive
To like and dislike the same things that is indeed true friendship.
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Bond Friendship True
Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
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Ambition Blood Bond Break Forget Gratitude Obligation
It is always easy enough to take up arms, but very difficult to lay them down; the commencement and the termination of war are not necessarily in the same hands; even a coward may begin, but the end comes only when the victors are willing.
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Coward Difficult Easy Enough Hands Necessary War Willing
It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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Better Conquer Failure Right Rule Win
To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.
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Desire Friendship Reject
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
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
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
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
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Dread Goodness Wicked

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