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

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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
We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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Body Employment Mindset Rule Serve
But the case has proved that to be true which Appius says in his songs, that each man is the maker of his own fate.
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Creator Fate Man Song True
In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense.
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Battle Brave Coward Defense Risk Run
One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he is.
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Assume Conceal Himself
No grief reaches the dead.
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Death Grief One Liner Reach
It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one.
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Beginning Difficult Easy Oneself Stop
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
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
The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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Friendship Identity Nature
Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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Goodness Pearl Production
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
In victory even the cowardly like to boast, while in adverse times even the brave are discredited.
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Brave Coward Credit Time Victory
Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
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Ambition Blood Bond Break Forget Gratitude Obligation
Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.
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Fame Light Passion Shadow Stand
Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Greatness Reward

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

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