In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense.

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

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

Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.

Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.

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

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

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...

Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.

Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.

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

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

Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought.

Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought.

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...

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...

They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty,...

They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty,...

To like and dislike the same things, this is what makes a solid friendship.

To like and dislike the same things, this is what makes a solid friendship.

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

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

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.

We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.

We employ the mind to rule, the body to serve.

Most honorable are services rendered to the State; even if they do not go beyond...

Most honorable are services rendered to the State; even if they do not go beyond...

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

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

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

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

All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.

All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.

Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones.

Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones.

I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish...

I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish...