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To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.

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Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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Growth Old Rise
For harmony makes small states great, while discord undermines the mightiest empires.
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Empire Greatness Harmony Small State
When the prizes fall to the lot of the wicked, you will not find many who are virtuous for virtue’s sake.
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Fall Finding Prize Virtue Yourself
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
Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Greatness Reward
A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.
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Evil Goodness Justice Man Preference
Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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Goodness Pearl Production
Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.
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Decay Deep Greatness Growth Harmony
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
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
Necessity makes even the timid brave.
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Brave Circumstance Coward Necessary
Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.
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Fame Light Passion Shadow Stand
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
The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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Friendship Identity Nature
But few prize honour more than money.
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Honor Money Prize
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

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