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

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The glory of wealth and of beauty is fleeting and frail; virtue is illustrious and everlasting.
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Beautiful Glory Illustration Virtue Wealth
The Romans assisted their allies and friends, and acquired friendships by giving rather than receiving kindness.
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Assistance Friendship Kindness Receive Roman
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
Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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Prosperity Soul Try Wisdom
Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.
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Decay Deep Greatness Growth Harmony
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
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
Of the cosmic Gods some make the world be, others animate it, others harmonize it, consisting as it does of different elements; the fourth class keep it when harmonized.
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Animate Consist Cosmos God Harmony
To like and dislike the same things that is indeed true friendship.
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Bond Friendship True
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
It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one.
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Beginning Difficult Easy Oneself Stop
For harmony makes small states great, while discord undermines the mightiest empires.
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Empire Greatness Harmony Small State
To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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Bond Desire Friendship
Enough words, little wisdom.
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Enough Wisdom Word
It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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Better Conquer Failure Right Rule Win
The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
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