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To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.

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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
Advise well before you begin, and when you have maturely considered, then act with promptitude.
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Act Advice Beginning Mature
The very life which we enjoy is short.
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Enjoyment Life One Liner Short
Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.
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Fame Light Passion Shadow Stand
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
Among intellectual pursuits, one of the most useful is the recording of past events.
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Event Intellectual Past Pursuit
But few prize honour more than money.
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Honor Money Prize
Most honorable are services rendered to the State; even if they do not go beyond words, they are not to be despised.
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Beyond Despise Honor Service State Word
Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Greatness Reward
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
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
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
Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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Growth Old Rise
They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.
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Jealous Method Myself Win
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
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

To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.

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