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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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The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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Friendship Identity Nature
Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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Desire Liberty Master Men
The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is a possession glorious and eternal.
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Beautiful Fame Forever Glory Intellectual Possession Wealth
Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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Growth Old Rise
To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.
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Desire Friendship Reject
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
For harmony makes small states great, while discord undermines the mightiest empires.
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Empire Greatness Harmony Small State
A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.
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Evil Goodness Justice Man Preference
No grief reaches the dead.
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Death Grief One Liner Reach
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
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
Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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Prosperity Soul Try Wisdom
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
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
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
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

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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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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