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Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.

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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 breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
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Ambition Blood Bond Break Forget Gratitude Obligation
To hope for safety in flight, when you have turned away from the enemy the arms by which the body is defended, is indeed madness. In battle those who are most afraid are always in most danger; but courage is equivalent to rampart.
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Afraid Body Courage Defeat Enemy Equivalent Hope Madness Safety
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
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
To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
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Deep Man Poor Power Seek
The very life which we enjoy is short.
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Enjoyment Life One Liner Short
No grief reaches the dead.
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Death Grief One Liner Reach
It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.
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Better Conquer Failure Right Rule Win
Each man the architect of his own fate.
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Architect Fate Himself Man
The glory of ancestors sheds a light around posterity; it allows neither good nor bad qualities to remain in obscurity.
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Ancestor Bad Glory Goodness Light Obscurity Quality
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
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Dread Goodness Wicked
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
The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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High Liberty Station Yourself
By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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Destroy Greatness Small State Thrive
The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
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Captain Life Moral Rule Soul

Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.

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