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The Lacedaemonians fought a memorable battle; they made it quite clear that they were the experts, and that they were fighting against amateurs.

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Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.
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Character Envy Human Kind Nature
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
The worst pain a man can have is to know much and be impotent to act.
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Act Knowledge Men Pain Worst
The man of affluence is not in fact more happy than the possessor of a bare competency, unless, in addition to his wealth, the end of his life be fortunate. We often see misery dwelling in the midst of splendour, whilst real happiness is found in humbler stations.
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Happiness Humble Life Reality
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
But I like not these great successes of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.
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God Greatness Jealous Success
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule
Unless a variety of opinions are laid before us, we have no opportunity of selection, but are bound of necessity to adopt the particular view which may have been brought forward.
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Decision Necessary Opinion Opportunity View
Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.
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Absence Adversity Drawing Mad Men Strength
Chances rule men and not men chances.
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Chance Men Rule
The Colchians, Ethiopians and Egyptians have thick lips, broad nose, woolly hair and they are burnt of skin.
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Appearance Hairs Skin
Those who are guided by reason are generally successful in their plans; those who are rash and precipitate seldom enjoy the favour of the gods.
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Enjoyment Favour God Reason Success
All of life is action and passion, and not to be involved in the actions and passions of your time is to risk having not really lived at all.
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Action Deep Life Passion Philosophy Risk Time

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