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In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.

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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
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
Necessity makes even the timid brave.
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Brave Circumstance Coward Necessary
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
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
One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he is.
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Assume Conceal Himself
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
Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Greatness Reward
The glory of ancestors sheds a light around posterity; it allows neither good nor bad qualities to remain in obscurity.
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Ancestor Bad Glory Goodness Light Obscurity Quality
To like and dislike the same things that is indeed true friendship.
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Bond Friendship True
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so, execute with vigour.
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Beginning Care Execution Zeal
Since we have received everything from the Gods, and it is right to pay the giver some tithe of his gifts, we pay such a tithe of possessions in votive offering, of bodies in gifts of (hair and) adornment, and of life in sacrifices.
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Body Gift God Pay Possession Received Sacrifice
The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
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Captain Life Moral Rule Soul
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
In my opinion, he only may be truly said to live and enjoy his being who is engaged in some laudable pursuit, and acquires a name by some illustrious action, or useful art.
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Action Enjoyment Illustration Live Myself Name Opinion Pursuit True
To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
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Deep Man Poor Power Seek

In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.

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