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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
The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
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Man Poor Power Seek Useful
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
Necessity makes even the timid brave.
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Brave Circumstance Coward Necessary
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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Defeat Goodness Justice Man
Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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Prosperity Soul Try Wisdom
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
The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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Friendship Identity Nature
Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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Desire Liberty Master Men
Of the bodies in the cosmos, some imitate mind and move in orbits; some imitate soul and move in a straight line, fire and air upward, earth and water downward.
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Body Cosmos Down Imitation Move On Soul Water
Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most powerful are broken down by discord.
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Action Break Discord Small Strength Unity
But few prize honour more than money.
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Honor Money Prize
Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.
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Fame Light Passion Shadow Stand
The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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High Liberty Station Yourself
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 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

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