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To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.

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Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.
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Decay Deep Greatness Growth Harmony
The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is a possession glorious and eternal.
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Beautiful Fame Forever Glory Intellectual Possession Wealth
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
The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
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Man Poor Power Seek Useful
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
There were few who preferred honor to money.
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Honor Money Preference
All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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Angry Doubt Friendship Hate Pity
All persons who are enthusiastic that they should transcend the other animals ought to strive with the utmost effort not to pass through a life of silence, like cattle, which nature has fashioned to be prone and obedient to their stomachs.
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Animal Effort Nature Obedience Person Stomach Transcend
The very life which we enjoy is short.
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Enjoyment Life One Liner Short
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
Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.
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Fame Light Passion Shadow Stand
Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
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Act Counsel Decision Goodness Prompt
Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Decay Fall Life Philosophy Rise
To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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Bond Desire Friendship
No grief reaches the dead.
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Death Grief One Liner Reach
Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.
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Friendship Honesty Money Soldier

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