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He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.

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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
Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
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Community Discord Greatness Harmony Oneself Pieces Small
It is impossible that there should be so much providence in the last details, and none in the first principles. Then the arts of prophecy and of healing, which are part of the cosmos, come of the good providence of the Gods.
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Cosmos Detail God Healing Impossible Principle
Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Greatness Reward
Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
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Hard Work Modesty Possible Talk Yourself
A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.
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Evil Goodness Justice Man Preference
Most honorable are services rendered to the State; even if they do not go beyond words, they are not to be despised.
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Beyond Despise Honor Service State Word
Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
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Ambition Blood Bond Break Forget Gratitude Obligation
The Gods being good and making all things, there is no positive evil, it only comes by absence of good; just as darkness itself does not exist, but only comes about by absence of light.
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Absence Darkness Existence God Goodness Light Positive
Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own
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Himself Own Property
But the case has proved that to be true which Appius says in his songs, that each man is the maker of his own fate.
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Creator Fate Man Song True
There were few who preferred honor to money.
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Honor Money Preference
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
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
To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.
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Desire Friendship Reject
Necessity makes even the timid brave.
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Brave Circumstance Coward Necessary

He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.

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