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Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.

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In my own case, who have spent my whole life in the practice of virtue, right conduct from habitual has become natural.
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Character Life Natural Practice Right Virtue
It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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Better Conquer Failure Right Rule Win
All persons who are enthusiastic that they should transcend the other animals ought to strive with the utmost effort not to pass through a life of silence, like cattle, which nature has fashioned to be prone and obedient to their stomachs.
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Animal Effort Nature Obedience Person Stomach Transcend
Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own
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Himself Own Property
Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Decay Fall Life Philosophy Rise
He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.
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Angry Deep Emotion Feeling Himself
There were few who preferred honor to money.
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Honor Money Preference
Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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Desire Liberty Master Men
We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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Body Employment Mindset Rule Serve
Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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Act Action Consider Time Yourself
By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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Destroy Greatness Small State Thrive
It is sweet to surve one country by deeds, and it is not absurd to surve her by words.
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Country Herself Madness Sweet Word
The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
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Man Poor Power Seek Useful
Necessity makes even the timid brave.
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Brave Circumstance Coward Necessary
To like and dislike the same things that is indeed true friendship.
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Bond Friendship True
A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.
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Evil Goodness Justice Man Preference

Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.

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