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

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Each man the architect of his own fate.
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Architect Fate Himself Man
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
Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.
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Friendship Honesty Money Soldier
Enough words, little wisdom.
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Enough Wisdom 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
Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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Growth Old Rise
The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
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Captain Life Moral Rule Soul
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
Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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Act Action Consider Time Yourself
To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
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Deep Man Poor Power Seek
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
A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.
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Evil Goodness Justice Man Preference
Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.
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Fame Light Passion Shadow Stand
No grief reaches the dead.
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Death Grief One Liner Reach
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
Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
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Hard Work Modesty Possible Talk Yourself

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

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