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

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Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own
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Himself Own Property
Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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Goodness Pearl Production
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
To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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Bond Desire Friendship
Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Greatness Reward
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
Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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Act Action Consider Time Yourself
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
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
The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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High Liberty Station Yourself
The glory of riches and of beauty is frail and transitory; virtue remains bright and eternal.
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Beautiful Bright Forever Fragile Glory Rich
The glory of ancestors sheds a light around posterity; it allows neither good nor bad qualities to remain in obscurity.
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Ancestor Bad Glory Goodness Light Obscurity Quality
Sovereignty is easily preserved by the very arts by which it was originally created. When, however, energy has given place to indifference, and temperance and justice to passion and arrogance, then as the morals change so changes fortune.
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Arrogance Art Change Creation Easy Fortune Justice Original Place Preserve
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
All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.
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Angry Doubt Friendship Offering Opinion
Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Decay Fall Life Philosophy Rise

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

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