A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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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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All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
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Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue.
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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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Before you act, consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.
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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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Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
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Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
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Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay.
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He only seems to me to live, and to make proper use of life, who sets himself some serious work to do, and seeks the credit of a task well and skillfully performed.
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He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.
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In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense.
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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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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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