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Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue.

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A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.
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Evil Goodness Justice Man Preference
To like and dislike the same things that is indeed true friendship.
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Bond Friendship True
To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.
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Desire Friendship Reject
Neither the army nor the treasury, but friends, are the true supports of the throne; for friends cannot be collected by force of arms, nor purchased with money; they are the offspring of kindness and sincerity.
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Army Collection Force Kindness Kingdom Money Sincere Support Treasure True
Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own
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Himself Own Property
In my opinion, he only may be truly said to live and enjoy his being who is engaged in some laudable pursuit, and acquires a name by some illustrious action, or useful art.
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Action Enjoyment Illustration Live Myself Name Opinion Pursuit True
The very life which we enjoy is short.
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Enjoyment Life One Liner Short
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
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Dread Goodness Wicked
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
They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.
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Jealous Method Myself Win
Most honorable are services rendered to the State; even if they do not go beyond words, they are not to be despised.
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Beyond Despise Honor Service State 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
It is always easy enough to take up arms, but very difficult to lay them down; the commencement and the termination of war are not necessarily in the same hands; even a coward may begin, but the end comes only when the victors are willing.
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Coward Difficult Easy Enough Hands Necessary War Willing
Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.
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Decay Deep Greatness Growth Harmony
Necessity makes even the timid brave.
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Brave Circumstance Coward Necessary
Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
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Community Discord Greatness Harmony Oneself Pieces Small

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