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

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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
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
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 Romans assisted their allies and friends, and acquired friendships by giving rather than receiving kindness.
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Assistance Friendship Kindness Receive Roman
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
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
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Dread Goodness Wicked
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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Defeat Goodness Justice Man
The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
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Captain Life Moral Rule Soul
To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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Bond Desire Friendship
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
We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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Body Employment Mindset Rule Serve
To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.
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Desire Friendship Reject
Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
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Hard Work Modesty Possible Talk Yourself
There were few who preferred honor to money.
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Honor Money Preference
It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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Better Conquer Failure Right Rule Win
In victory even the cowardly like to boast, while in adverse times even the brave are discredited.
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Brave Coward Credit Time Victory

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