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Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.

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But assuredly Fortune rules in all things; she raised to eminence or buries in oblivion everything from caprice rather than from well-regulated principle.
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Assurance Bury Fate Fortune Principle Raise Rule
To like and dislike the same things that is indeed true friendship.
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Bond Friendship True
The fame which is based on wealth or beauty is a frail and fleeting thing; but virtue shines for ages with undiminished lustre.
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Age Fame Luster Virtual Wealth
Enough words, little wisdom.
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Enough Wisdom Word
To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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Bond Desire Friendship
They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.
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Jealous Method Myself Win
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits.
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Advice Ancestor Help Light Powerful
Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Greatness Reward
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
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so, execute with vigour.
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Beginning Care Execution Zeal
He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.
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Angry Deep Emotion Feeling Himself
The Gods being good and making all things, there is no positive evil, it only comes by absence of good; just as darkness itself does not exist, but only comes about by absence of light.
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Absence Darkness Existence God Goodness Light Positive
The glory of wealth and of beauty is fleeting and frail; virtue is illustrious and everlasting.
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Beautiful Glory Illustration Virtue Wealth
It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave.
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Brave Defeat Himself Human Law Nature Reputation Victory
Most honorable are services rendered to the State; even if they do not go beyond words, they are not to be despised.
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Beyond Despise Honor Service State Word

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