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" A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means. "
Man
Good Man
Evil
" Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude. "
Ties
Gratitude
Breaks
" Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue. "
Men
Ready
Thought
" 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. "
Beginning
Health
Fall
" Before you act, consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act. "
Act
You
Tis
" Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible. "
Talk
Yourself
Much
" Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure. "
Bad
Measure
Every
" Every man is the architect of his own fortune. "
Fortune
Architect
Every Man
" Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. "
Men
Liberty
Master
" Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay. "
Grow
Great
Peace
" In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense. "
Run
Cowards
Bravery
" 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. "
Opinion
Enjoy
Art
" In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery. "
Overcome
Less
Opinion
" 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. "
Reputation
Victory
Nature
" It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer. "
Than
Better
Conquer
" Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others. "
Always
Others
Kings
" Necessity makes even the timid brave. "
Brave
Timid
Makes
" Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty. "
Good
King
Honesty
" Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord. "
Fall
Small
Harmony
" The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is a possession glorious and eternal. "
Intellectual
Beauty
Fame
" The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes. "
Dislikes
Friendship
Identity
" The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious and eternal. "
Virtue
Fragile
Fleeting
" The higher your station, the less your liberty. "
Your
Higher
Less
" They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it. "
Envy
Them
Honesty
" Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought. "
Think
Man
Like
" To like and dislike the same things, this is what makes a solid friendship. "
Like
Friendship
Dislike
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