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

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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
Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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Goodness Pearl Production
Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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Act Action Consider Time Yourself
Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
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Ambition Blood Bond Break Forget Gratitude Obligation
A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.
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Evil Goodness Justice Man Preference
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
By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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Destroy Greatness Small State Thrive
For harmony makes small states great, while discord undermines the mightiest empires.
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Empire Greatness Harmony Small State
No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right.
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Himself Man Right Serious Suffering Wrong
Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
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Hard Work Modesty Possible Talk Yourself
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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Defeat Goodness Justice Man
The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.
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Beautiful Excellence Mental Possession Rich
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
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Act Counsel Decision Goodness Prompt
Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue.
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Ambition Drive Fake Lock Man Ready Thinking
There were few who preferred honor to money.
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Honor Money Preference

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

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