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A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.

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Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others.
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Afraid Bad Goodness Trust Virtue
It is impossible that there should be so much providence in the last details, and none in the first principles. Then the arts of prophecy and of healing, which are part of the cosmos, come of the good providence of the Gods.
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Cosmos Detail God Healing Impossible Principle
Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.
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Evaporate Feeling General Move Tears Weakness Word
The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
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Man Poor Power Seek Useful
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
Enough words, little wisdom.
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Enough Wisdom Word
The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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Friendship Identity Nature
One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he is.
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Assume Conceal Himself
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
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Dread Goodness Wicked
Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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Prosperity Soul Try Wisdom
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
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
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
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
Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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Goodness Pearl Production
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

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