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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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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
By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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Destroy Greatness Small State Thrive
It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one.
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Beginning Difficult Easy Oneself Stop
Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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Act Action Consider Time Yourself
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
We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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Body Employment Mindset Rule Serve
The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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High Liberty Station Yourself
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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Defeat Goodness Justice Man
To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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Bond Desire Friendship
The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
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Man Poor Power Seek Useful
Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
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Hard Work Modesty Possible Talk Yourself
All persons who are enthusiastic that they should transcend the other animals ought to strive with the utmost effort not to pass through a life of silence, like cattle, which nature has fashioned to be prone and obedient to their stomachs.
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Animal Effort Nature Obedience Person Stomach Transcend
No grief reaches the dead.
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Death Grief One Liner Reach
The Romans assisted their allies and friends, and acquired friendships by giving rather than receiving kindness.
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Assistance Friendship Kindness Receive Roman
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
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

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

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