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Necessity makes even the timid brave.

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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
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
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
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
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
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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Better Conquer Failure Right Rule Win
The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
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Captain Life Moral Rule Soul
To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
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Deep Man Poor Power Seek
Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
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Hard Work Modesty Possible Talk Yourself
Necessity makes even the timid brave.
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Brave Circumstance Coward Necessary
It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one.
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Beginning Difficult Easy Oneself Stop
Among intellectual pursuits, one of the most useful is the recording of past events.
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Event Intellectual Past Pursuit
The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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High Liberty Station Yourself
Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
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Act Counsel Decision Goodness Prompt
A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.
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Evil Goodness Justice Man Preference

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