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By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.

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Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Decay Fall Life Philosophy Rise
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 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
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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Better Conquer Failure Right Rule Win
The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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High Liberty Station Yourself
Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.
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Evaporate Feeling General Move Tears Weakness Word
Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits.
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Advice Ancestor Help Light Powerful
Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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Growth Old Rise
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
No grief reaches the dead.
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Death Grief One Liner Reach
To like and dislike the same things that is indeed true friendship.
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Bond Friendship True
Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
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Community Discord Greatness Harmony Oneself Pieces Small
Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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Prosperity Soul Try Wisdom
Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own
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Himself Own Property
It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave.
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Brave Defeat Himself Human Law Nature Reputation Victory

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