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

Sallust

By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
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Dread Goodness Wicked
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
In my own case, who have spent my whole life in the practice of virtue, right conduct from habitual has become natural.
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Character Life Natural Practice Right Virtue
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
All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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Angry Doubt Friendship Hate Pity
To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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Bond Desire Friendship
Advise well before you begin, and when you have maturely considered, then act with promptitude.
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Act Advice Beginning Mature
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
Enough words, little wisdom.
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Enough Wisdom Word
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
It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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Better Conquer Failure Right Rule Win
Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Decay Fall Life Philosophy Rise
To like and dislike the same things that is indeed true friendship.
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Bond Friendship True
Of the bodies in the cosmos, some imitate mind and move in orbits; some imitate soul and move in a straight line, fire and air upward, earth and water downward.
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Body Cosmos Down Imitation Move On Soul Water
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

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