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It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave.

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To like and dislike the same things that is indeed true friendship.
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Bond Friendship True
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
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
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 my own case, who have spent my whole life in the practice of virtue, right conduct from habitual has become natural.
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Character Life Natural Practice Right Virtue
It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave.
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Brave Defeat Himself Human Law Nature Reputation Victory
Necessity makes even the timid brave.
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Brave Circumstance Coward Necessary
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
Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Greatness Reward
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
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
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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Defeat Goodness Justice Man
No grief reaches the dead.
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Death Grief One Liner Reach
To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.
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Desire Friendship Reject
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
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
The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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Friendship Identity Nature
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
He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.
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Angry Deep Emotion Feeling Himself
When the prizes fall to the lot of the wicked, you will not find many who are virtuous for virtue’s sake.
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Fall Finding Prize Virtue Yourself
The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
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Captain Life Moral Rule Soul
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
But at power or wealth, for the sake of which wars, and all kinds of strife, arise among mankind, we do not aim; we desire only our liberty, which no honorable man relinquishes but with his life.
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Desire Himself Kind Liberty Life Man Power War Wealth
For harmony makes small states great, while discord undermines the mightiest empires.
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Empire Greatness Harmony Small State
It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one.
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Beginning Difficult Easy Oneself Stop
The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
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Man Poor Power Seek Useful
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

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