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A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.

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You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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Friendship Victory Win Yourself
It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.
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Better Grace Live
But the power of destiny is something awesome; neither wealth, nor Ares, nor a tower, nor dark-hulled ships might escape it.
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Darkness Destiny Escape Power Wealth
You can kill a man but you cant kill a idea.
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Ideas Kill Man Yourself
Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, And we must mind today.
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Cure Day Future Mindset
They are not wise, then, who stand forth to buffet against Love; for Love rules the gods as he will, and me.
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God Himself Love Rule Stand Wisdom
The truth is what I cherish and that’s my strength.
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Cherish Myself Strength Truth
If you are out of trouble, watch for danger. And when you live well, then consider the most your life, lest ruin take it unawares.
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Aware Dangerous Live Trouble Watch Yourself
You should not consider a man’s age but his acts.
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Act Age Himself Man
Fortune never helps the fainthearted.
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Coward Faint Fortune Luck
What fate can be worse than to know we have no one but ourselves to blame for our misfortunes!
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Blame Fate Fortune Worst
Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
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Coward Fortune
Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.
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Lying Sweet Unknown
If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.
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Drink Himself Man Thirst Wisdom
Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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Greatness Missing Yourself
A fearful man is always hearing things.
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Fear Hear Man

A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.

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