"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."
-Sallust
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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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"Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay."
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"A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means."
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"The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes."
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"To like and dislike the same things, this is what makes a solid friendship."
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