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Among intellectual pursuits, one of the most useful is the recording of past events.

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To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.
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Desire Friendship Reject
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
Of the bodies in the cosmos, some imitate mind and move in orbits; some imitate soul and move in a straight line, fire and air upward, earth and water downward.
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Body Cosmos Down Imitation Move On Soul Water
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
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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Friendship Identity Nature
To like and dislike the same things that is indeed true friendship.
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Bond Friendship True
The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
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Captain Life Moral Rule Soul
Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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Prosperity Soul Try Wisdom
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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Defeat Goodness Justice Man
Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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Desire Liberty Master Men
Fortune rules in all things, and advances and depresses things more out of her own will than right and justice.
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Depression Fortune Justice Rule Willing
Enough words, little wisdom.
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Enough Wisdom Word
Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
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Act Counsel Decision Goodness Prompt
The glory of wealth and of beauty is fleeting and frail; virtue is illustrious and everlasting.
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Beautiful Glory Illustration Virtue Wealth
But few prize honour more than money.
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Honor Money Prize

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