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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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Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own
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Himself Own Property
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
No grief reaches the dead.
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Death Grief One Liner Reach
To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
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Deep Man Poor Power Seek
Not by vows nor by womanish prayers is the help of the gods obtained; success comes through vigilance, energy, wise counsel.
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Counsel Energy God Help Prayer Promise Success Vow Wisdom
Sovereignty is easily preserved by the very arts by which it was originally created. When, however, energy has given place to indifference, and temperance and justice to passion and arrogance, then as the morals change so changes fortune.
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Arrogance Art Change Creation Easy Fortune Justice Original Place Preserve
Advise well before you begin, and when you have maturely considered, then act with promptitude.
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Act Advice Beginning Mature
Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.
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Decay Deep Greatness Growth Harmony
Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
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Community Discord Greatness Harmony Oneself Pieces Small
For men who had easily endured hardship, danger and difficult uncertainty, leisure and riches, though in some ways desirable, proved burdensome and a source of grief.
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Dangerous Desire Easy Endurance Men Source Way
Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.
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Evaporate Feeling General Move Tears Weakness Word
To like and dislike the same things that is indeed true friendship.
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Bond Friendship True
Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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Growth Old Rise
Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Decay Fall Life Philosophy Rise
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
Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
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Act Counsel Decision Goodness Prompt

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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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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