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Sallust

Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.
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Friendship Honesty Money Soldier
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
Necessity makes even the timid brave.
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Brave Circumstance Coward Necessary
He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.
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Angry Deep Emotion Feeling Himself
Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.
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Fame Light Passion Shadow Stand
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
It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one.
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Beginning Difficult Easy Oneself Stop
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
Of the bodies in the cosmos, some imitate mind and move in orbits; some imitate soul and move in a straight line, fire and air upward, earth and water downward.
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Body Cosmos Down Imitation Move On Soul Water
Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own
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Himself Own Property
Of the cosmic Gods some make the world be, others animate it, others harmonize it, consisting as it does of different elements; the fourth class keep it when harmonized.
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Animate Consist Cosmos God Harmony
By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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Destroy Greatness Small State Thrive
All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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Angry Doubt Friendship Hate Pity
The Romans assisted their allies and friends, and acquired friendships by giving rather than receiving kindness.
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Assistance Friendship Kindness Receive Roman
Neither the army nor the treasury, but friends, are the true supports of the throne; for friends cannot be collected by force of arms, nor purchased with money; they are the offspring of kindness and sincerity.
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Army Collection Force Kindness Kingdom Money Sincere Support Treasure True
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

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