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

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Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Greatness Reward
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
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Dread Goodness Wicked
In victory even the cowardly like to boast, while in adverse times even the brave are discredited.
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Brave Coward Credit Time Victory
Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
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Community Discord Greatness Harmony Oneself Pieces Small
To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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Bond Desire Friendship
Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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Prosperity Soul Try Wisdom
The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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High Liberty Station Yourself
The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
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Captain Life Moral Rule Soul
For harmony makes small states great, while discord undermines the mightiest empires.
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Empire Greatness Harmony Small State
It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one.
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Beginning Difficult Easy Oneself Stop
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
Necessity makes even the timid brave.
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Brave Circumstance Coward Necessary
It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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Better Conquer Failure Right Rule Win
Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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Desire Liberty Master Men
Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.
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Fame Light Passion Shadow Stand
No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests.
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Best Interest Man Mortal Passion Serve Time

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