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To like and dislike the same things that is indeed true friendship.

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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
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
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
To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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Bond Desire Friendship
Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
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Ambition Blood Bond Break Forget Gratitude Obligation
Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Decay Fall Life Philosophy Rise
The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
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Captain Life Moral Rule Soul
Among intellectual pursuits, one of the most useful is the recording of past events.
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Event Intellectual Past Pursuit
To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
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Deep Man Poor Power Seek
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
Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.
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Friendship Honesty Money Soldier
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
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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The very life which we enjoy is short.
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Enjoyment Life One Liner Short
It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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Better Conquer Failure Right Rule Win
In victory even the cowardly like to boast, while in adverse times even the brave are discredited.
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Brave Coward Credit Time Victory

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