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One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he is.

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Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits.
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Advice Ancestor Help Light Powerful
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
Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Greatness Reward
No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests.
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Best Interest Man Mortal Passion Serve Time
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
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
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
For men who had easily endured hardship, danger and difficult uncertainty, leisure and riches, though in some ways desirable, proved burdensome and a source of grief.
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Dangerous Desire Easy Endurance Men Source Way
The fame which is based on wealth or beauty is a frail and fleeting thing; but virtue shines for ages with undiminished lustre.
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Age Fame Luster Virtual Wealth
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
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
Among intellectual pursuits, one of the most useful is the recording of past events.
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Event Intellectual Past Pursuit
To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship.
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Desire Friendship Reject
Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.
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Fame Light Passion Shadow Stand
We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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Body Employment Mindset Rule Serve
But few prize honour more than money.
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Honor Money Prize

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