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Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.

Sallust

All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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Angry Doubt Friendship Hate Pity
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
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
In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.
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Arms Bribe Force Opinion Shame
The glory of riches and of beauty is frail and transitory; virtue remains bright and eternal.
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Beautiful Bright Forever Fragile Glory Rich
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
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
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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Defeat Goodness Justice Man
Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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Act Action Consider Time Yourself
We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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Body Employment Mindset Rule Serve
The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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Friendship Identity Nature
All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.
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Angry Doubt Friendship Offering Opinion
To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
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Deep Man Poor Power Seek
As the blessings of health and fortune have a beginning, so they must also find an end. Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Beginning Blessing Decay Fortune Health
The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
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Captain Life Moral Rule Soul
Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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Goodness Pearl Production

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