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The man who is roused neither by glory nor by danger it is in vain to exhort; terror closes the ears of the mind.

Sallust

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
All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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Angry Doubt Friendship Hate Pity
Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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Goodness Pearl Production
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
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right.
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Himself Man Right Serious Suffering Wrong
Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Greatness Reward
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
The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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High Liberty Station Yourself
The Gods being good and making all things, there is no positive evil, it only comes by absence of good; just as darkness itself does not exist, but only comes about by absence of light.
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Absence Darkness Existence God Goodness Light Positive
To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
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Deep Man Poor Power Seek
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so, execute with vigour.
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Beginning Care Execution Zeal
Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
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Hard Work Modesty Possible Talk Yourself
Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own
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Himself Own Property
The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is a possession glorious and eternal.
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Beautiful Fame Forever Glory Intellectual Possession Wealth
By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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Destroy Greatness Small State Thrive

The man who is roused neither by glory nor by danger it is in vain to exhort; terror closes the ears of the mind.

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