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Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others.
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Ambitio multos mortales falsos fieri subegit, aliud clausum in pectore, aliud in lingua promptum habere, amicitias inimicitiasque non ex re, sed ex commodo aestimare, magisque vultum quam ingenium bonum habere.
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Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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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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To like and dislike the same things, this is what makes a solid friendship.
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Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
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Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
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Nonne emori per virtutem praestat quam vitam miseram atque inhonestam, ubi alienae superbiae ludibrio fueris, per dedecus amittere?
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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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The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.
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Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.
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Nam concordia parvae res crescunt, discordia maxumae dilabuntur.
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It is always easy enough to take up arms, but very difficult to lay them down; the commencement and the termination of war are notnecessarily in the same hands; even a coward may begin, but the end comes only when the victors are willing.
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A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.
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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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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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The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is a possession glorious and eternal.
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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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Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most powerful are broken down by discord.
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Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.
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We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.
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No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right.
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Before you act, consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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