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

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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
One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he is.
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Assume Conceal Himself
Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own
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Himself Own Property
Each man the architect of his own fate.
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Architect Fate Himself Man
Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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Act Action Consider Time Yourself
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
Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Decay Fall Life Philosophy Rise
We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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Body Employment Mindset Rule Serve
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so, execute with vigour.
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Beginning Care Execution Zeal
Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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Prosperity Soul Try Wisdom
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
Everything destroyed is either resolved into the elements from which it came, or else vanishes into not-being. If things are resolved into the elements from which they came, then there will be others: else how did they come into being at all?
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Destroy Element Existence
To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
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Deep Man Poor Power Seek
In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.
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Arms Bribe Force Opinion Shame
Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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Desire Liberty Master Men
Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
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Ambition Blood Bond Break Forget Gratitude Obligation

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

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