Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue.

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Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay.

Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay.

The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is...

The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is...

Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.

Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.

The higher your station, the less your liberty.

The higher your station, the less your liberty.

Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.

Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.

Necessity makes even the timid brave.

Necessity makes even the timid brave.

Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light

Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light

Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.

Everything that rises sets, and everything that grows, grows old.

In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force...

In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force...

Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.

Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.

By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.

By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.

It is the nature of ambition to make men liars and cheats, to hide the...

It is the nature of ambition to make men liars and cheats, to hide the...

The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.

The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.

No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right.

No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right.

Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.

Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.

The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious...

The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious...

He only seems to me to live, and to make proper use of life, who...

He only seems to me to live, and to make proper use of life, who...

Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay.

Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay.

Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of...

Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of...

Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always...

Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always...