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Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.

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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
The fame which is based on wealth or beauty is a frail and fleeting thing; but virtue shines for ages with undiminished lustre.
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Age Fame Luster Virtual Wealth
The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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Friendship Identity Nature
The glory of ancestors sheds a light around posterity; it allows neither good nor bad qualities to remain in obscurity.
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Ancestor Bad Glory Goodness Light Obscurity Quality
Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
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Act Counsel Decision Goodness Prompt
Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
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Hard Work Modesty Possible Talk Yourself
No grief reaches the dead.
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Death Grief One Liner Reach
To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
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Deep Man Poor Power Seek
The glory of riches and of beauty is frail and transitory; virtue remains bright and eternal.
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Beautiful Bright Forever Fragile Glory Rich
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
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
Each man the architect of his own fate.
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Architect Fate Himself Man
For harmony makes small states great, while discord undermines the mightiest empires.
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Empire Greatness Harmony Small State
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
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
Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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Growth Old Rise

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