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

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In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense.
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Battle Brave Coward Defense Risk Run
Of the cosmic Gods some make the world be, others animate it, others harmonize it, consisting as it does of different elements; the fourth class keep it when harmonized.
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Animate Consist Cosmos God Harmony
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
For men who had easily endured hardship, danger and difficult uncertainty, leisure and riches, though in some ways desirable, proved burdensome and a source of grief.
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Dangerous Desire Easy Endurance Men Source Way
Not by vows nor by womanish prayers is the help of the gods obtained; success comes through vigilance, energy, wise counsel.
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Counsel Energy God Help Prayer Promise Success Vow Wisdom
By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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Destroy Greatness Small State Thrive
Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others.
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Afraid Bad Goodness Trust Virtue
Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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Growth Old Rise
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
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
To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
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Deep Man Poor Power Seek
The very life which we enjoy is short.
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Enjoyment Life One Liner Short
Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Greatness Reward
Each man the architect of his own fate.
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Architect Fate Himself Man
It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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Better Conquer Failure Right Rule Win

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