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Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.

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Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so, execute with vigour.
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Beginning Care Execution Zeal
All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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Angry Doubt Friendship Hate Pity
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
But at power or wealth, for the sake of which wars, and all kinds of strife, arise among mankind, we do not aim; we desire only our liberty, which no honorable man relinquishes but with his life.
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Desire Himself Kind Liberty Life Man Power War Wealth
To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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Bond Desire Friendship
In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense.
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Battle Brave Coward Defense Risk Run
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
We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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Body Employment Mindset Rule Serve
One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he is.
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Assume Conceal Himself
No grief reaches the dead.
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Death Grief One Liner Reach
Among intellectual pursuits, one of the most useful is the recording of past events.
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Event Intellectual Past Pursuit
In my opinion, he only may be truly said to live and enjoy his being who is engaged in some laudable pursuit, and acquires a name by some illustrious action, or useful art.
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Action Enjoyment Illustration Live Myself Name Opinion Pursuit True
The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.
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Beautiful Excellence Mental Possession Rich
The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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Friendship Identity Nature
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
The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
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Man Poor Power Seek Useful

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