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It is sweet to surve one country by deeds, and it is not absurd to surve her by words.

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The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
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Man Poor Power Seek Useful
All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.
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Angry Doubt Friendship Offering Opinion
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
Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.
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Decay Deep Greatness Growth Harmony
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
The very life which we enjoy is short.
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Enjoyment Life One Liner Short
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
To hope for safety in flight, when you have turned away from the enemy the arms by which the body is defended, is indeed madness. In battle those who are most afraid are always in most danger; but courage is equivalent to rampart.
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Afraid Body Courage Defeat Enemy Equivalent Hope Madness Safety
To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
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Deep Man Poor Power Seek
But at power or wealth, for the sake of which wars, and all kinds of strife, arise among mankind, we do not aim; we desire only our liberty, which no honorable man relinquishes but with his life.
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Desire Himself Kind Liberty Life Man Power War Wealth
No grief reaches the dead.
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Death Grief One Liner Reach
Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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Act Action Consider Time Yourself
All men who would surpass the other animals should do their best not to pass through life silently like the beasts whom nature made prone, obedient to their bellies.
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Animal Best Life Man Obedience Stomach Through
Necessity makes even the timid brave.
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Brave Circumstance Coward Necessary
Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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Growth Old Rise
By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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Destroy Greatness Small State Thrive

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