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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

But assuredly Fortune rules in all things; she raised to eminence or buries in oblivion everything from caprice rather than from well-regulated principle.
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Assurance Bury Fate Fortune Principle Raise Rule
All persons who are enthusiastic that they should transcend the other animals ought to strive with the utmost effort not to pass through a life of silence, like cattle, which nature has fashioned to be prone and obedient to their stomachs.
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Animal Effort Nature Obedience Person Stomach Transcend
Each man the architect of his own fate.
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Architect Fate Himself Man
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
Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most powerful are broken down by discord.
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Action Break Discord Small Strength Unity
The glory of wealth and of beauty is fleeting and frail; virtue is illustrious and everlasting.
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Beautiful Glory Illustration Virtue Wealth
By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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Destroy Greatness Small State Thrive
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
But few prize honour more than money.
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Honor Money Prize
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
Advise well before you begin, and when you have maturely considered, then act with promptitude.
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Act Advice Beginning Mature
Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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Growth Old Rise
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
The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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Friendship Identity Nature
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
Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Decay Fall Life Philosophy Rise

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