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Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.

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Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others.
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Afraid Bad Goodness Trust Virtue
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
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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Defeat Goodness Justice Man
The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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High Liberty Station Yourself
The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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Friendship Identity Nature
To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
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Deep Man Poor Power Seek
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
The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
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Man Poor Power Seek Useful
Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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Growth Old Rise
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
One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he is.
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Assume Conceal Himself
But few prize honour more than money.
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Honor Money Prize
Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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Goodness Pearl Production
As the blessings of health and fortune have a beginning, so they must also find an end. Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Beginning Blessing Decay Fortune Health
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.
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Fame Light Passion Shadow Stand

Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.

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