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

Sallust

Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
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Act Counsel Decision Goodness Prompt
Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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Act Action Consider Time Yourself
But assuredly Fortune rules in all things; she raised to eminence or buries in oblivion everything from caprice rather than from well-regulated principle.
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Assurance Bury Fate Fortune Principle Raise Rule
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
We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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Body Employment Mindset Rule Serve
When the prizes fall to the lot of the wicked, you will not find many who are virtuous for virtue’s sake.
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Fall Finding Prize Virtue Yourself
Each man the architect of his own fate.
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Architect Fate Himself Man
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
Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others.
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Afraid Bad Goodness Trust Virtue
A good man prefers to suffer rather than overcome injustice with evil.
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Evil Goodness Justice Man Preference
He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.
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Angry Deep Emotion Feeling 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
Enough words, little wisdom.
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Enough Wisdom Word
Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Greatness Reward
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
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

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

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