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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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Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Decay Fall Life Philosophy Rise
Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.
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Fame Light Passion Shadow Stand
No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests.
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Best Interest Man Mortal Passion Serve Time
To like and dislike the same things that is indeed true friendship.
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Bond Friendship True
Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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Goodness Pearl Production
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
It is always easy enough to take up arms, but very difficult to lay them down; the commencement and the termination of war are not necessarily in the same hands; even a coward may begin, but the end comes only when the victors are willing.
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Coward Difficult Easy Enough Hands Necessary War Willing
Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
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Act Counsel Decision Goodness Prompt
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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Action Enjoyment Illustration Live Myself Name Opinion Pursuit True
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
Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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Act Action Consider Time Yourself
Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
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Hard Work Modesty Possible Talk Yourself
The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
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Captain Life Moral Rule Soul
By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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Destroy Greatness Small State Thrive
The man who is roused neither by glory nor by danger it is in vain to exhort; terror closes the ears of the mind.
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Dangerous Glory Man Mindset Terror

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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