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Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits.

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But few prize honour more than money.
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Honor Money Prize
The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
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Captain Life Moral Rule Soul
Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
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Hard Work Modesty Possible Talk Yourself
It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one.
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Beginning Difficult Easy Oneself Stop
All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.
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Angry Doubt Friendship Offering Opinion
The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
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Man Poor Power Seek Useful
To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
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Deep Man Poor Power Seek
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
The fame which is based on wealth or beauty is a frail and fleeting thing; but virtue shines for ages with undiminished lustre.
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Age Fame Luster Virtual Wealth
Everything destroyed is either resolved into the elements from which it came, or else vanishes into not-being. If things are resolved into the elements from which they came, then there will be others: else how did they come into being at all?
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Destroy Element Existence
Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
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Ambition Blood Bond Break Forget Gratitude Obligation
No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests.
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Best Interest Man Mortal Passion Serve Time
It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave.
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Brave Defeat Himself Human Law Nature Reputation Victory
Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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Goodness Pearl Production
No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right.
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Himself Man Right Serious Suffering Wrong
Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own
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Himself Own Property

Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits.

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