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Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.

Sallust

Among intellectual pursuits, one of the most useful is the recording of past events.
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Event Intellectual Past Pursuit
One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he is.
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Assume Conceal Himself
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
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
The very life which we enjoy is short.
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Enjoyment Life One Liner Short
A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.
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Evil Goodness Justice Man Preference
Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
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Ambition Blood Bond Break Forget Gratitude Obligation
Since we have received everything from the Gods, and it is right to pay the giver some tithe of his gifts, we pay such a tithe of possessions in votive offering, of bodies in gifts of (hair and) adornment, and of life in sacrifices.
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Body Gift God Pay Possession Received Sacrifice
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
It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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Better Conquer Failure Right Rule Win
It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one.
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Beginning Difficult Easy Oneself Stop
Necessity makes even the timid brave.
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Brave Circumstance Coward Necessary
Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
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Community Discord Greatness Harmony Oneself Pieces Small
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
In my own case, who have spent my whole life in the practice of virtue, right conduct from habitual has become natural.
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Character Life Natural Practice Right Virtue
For men who had easily endured hardship, danger and difficult uncertainty, leisure and riches, though in some ways desirable, proved burdensome and a source of grief.
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Dangerous Desire Easy Endurance Men Source Way

Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.

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