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No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests.

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Fortune rules in all things, and advances and depresses things more out of her own will than right and justice.
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Depression Fortune Justice Rule Willing
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
Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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Prosperity Soul Try Wisdom
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
For men who had easily endured hardship, danger and difficult uncertainty, leisure and riches, though in some ways desirable, proved burdensome and a source of grief.
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Dangerous Desire Easy Endurance Men Source Way
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
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Dread Goodness Wicked
To hope for safety in flight, when you have turned away from the enemy the arms by which the body is defended, is indeed madness. In battle those who are most afraid are always in most danger; but courage is equivalent to rampart.
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Afraid Body Courage Defeat Enemy Equivalent Hope Madness Safety
We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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Body Employment Mindset Rule Serve
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
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
The man who is roused neither by glory nor by danger it is in vain to exhort; terror closes the ears of the mind.
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Dangerous Glory Man Mindset Terror
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so, execute with vigour.
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Beginning Care Execution Zeal
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
Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Decay Fall Life Philosophy Rise

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