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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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Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Greatness Reward
Not by vows nor by womanish prayers is the help of the gods obtained; success comes through vigilance, energy, wise counsel.
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Counsel Energy God Help Prayer Promise Success Vow Wisdom
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
Each man the architect of his own fate.
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Architect Fate Himself Man
To like and dislike the same things that is indeed true friendship.
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Bond Friendship True
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
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
It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one.
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Beginning Difficult Easy Oneself Stop
Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most powerful are broken down by discord.
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Action Break Discord Small Strength Unity
But few prize honour more than money.
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Honor Money Prize
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 have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.
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Bond Desire Friendship
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
Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Bad Measurement Origin
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
By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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Destroy Greatness Small State Thrive

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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