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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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The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.
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Beautiful Excellence Mental Possession Rich
As the blessings of health and fortune have a beginning, so they must also find an end. Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Beginning Blessing Decay Fortune Health
Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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Act Action Consider Time Yourself
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
There were few who preferred honor to money.
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Honor Money Preference
In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.
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Arms Bribe Force Opinion Shame
By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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Destroy Greatness Small State Thrive
Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.
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Decay Deep Greatness Growth Harmony
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
Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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Goodness Pearl Production
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 my own case, who have spent my whole life in the practice of virtue, right conduct from habitual has become natural.
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Character Life Natural Practice Right Virtue
The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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Friendship Identity Nature
Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
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Act Counsel Decision Goodness Prompt
Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Greatness Reward

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