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Not by vows nor by womanish prayers is the help of the gods obtained; success comes through vigilance, energy, wise counsel.

Sallust

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
The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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Friendship Identity Nature
He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.
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Angry Deep Emotion Feeling Himself
The very life which we enjoy is short.
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Enjoyment Life One Liner Short
Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own
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Himself Own Property
Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
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Act Counsel Decision Goodness Prompt
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
In victory even the cowardly like to boast, while in adverse times even the brave are discredited.
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Brave Coward Credit Time Victory
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
It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one.
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Beginning Difficult Easy Oneself Stop
By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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Destroy Greatness Small State Thrive
The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
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Man Poor Power Seek Useful
In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.
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Arms Bribe Force Opinion Shame
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
Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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Act Action Consider Time Yourself
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

Not by vows nor by womanish prayers is the help of the gods obtained; success comes through vigilance, energy, wise counsel.

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