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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
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
Fortune rules in all things, and advances and depresses things more out of her own will than right and justice.
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Depression Fortune Justice Rule Willing
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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Body Employment Mindset Rule Serve
Each man the architect of his own fate.
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Architect Fate Himself Man
The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
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Man Poor Power Seek Useful
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so, execute with vigour.
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Beginning Care Execution Zeal
Necessity makes even the timid brave.
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Brave Circumstance Coward Necessary
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
Not by vows nor by womanish prayers is the help of the gods obtained; success comes through vigilance, energy, wise counsel.
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Counsel Energy God Help Prayer Promise Success Vow Wisdom
Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most powerful are broken down by discord.
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Action Break Discord Small Strength Unity
All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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Angry Doubt Friendship Hate Pity
No grief reaches the dead.
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Death Grief One Liner Reach
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
It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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Better Conquer Failure Right Rule Win

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