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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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There were few who preferred honor to money.
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Honor Money Preference
No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right.
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Himself Man Right Serious Suffering Wrong
The man who is roused neither by glory nor by danger it is in vain to exhort; terror closes the ears of the mind.
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Dangerous Glory Man Mindset Terror
Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.
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Fame Light Passion Shadow Stand
Fortune rules in all things, and advances and depresses things more out of her own will than right and justice.
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Depression Fortune Justice Rule Willing
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
Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
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Decay Fall Life Philosophy Rise
All men who would surpass the other animals should do their best not to pass through life silently like the beasts whom nature made prone, obedient to their bellies.
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Animal Best Life Man Obedience Stomach Through
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
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Dread Goodness Wicked
Poor Britons, there is some good in them after all – they produced an oyster.
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Goodness Pearl Production
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
The glory of riches and of beauty is frail and transitory; virtue remains bright and eternal.
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Beautiful Bright Forever Fragile Glory Rich
The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.
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Man Poor Power Seek Useful
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
Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.
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Act Counsel Decision Goodness Prompt
Among intellectual pursuits, one of the most useful is the recording of past events.
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Event Intellectual Past Pursuit
To like and dislike the same things that is indeed true friendship.
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Bond Friendship True
Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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Act Action Consider Time Yourself
Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own
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Himself Own Property
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
Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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Desire Liberty Master Men
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
No grief reaches the dead.
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Death Grief One Liner Reach
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
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so, execute with vigour.
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Beginning Care Execution Zeal
Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
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Ambition Blood Bond Break Forget Gratitude Obligation

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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