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There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.

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I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little Wisdom
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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Character Clothes Modesty Remember
Chances rule men and not men chances.
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Chance Men Rule
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Death Father Peace War
One should always look to the end of everything, how it will finally come out. For the god has shown blessedness to many only to overturn them utterly in the end.
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Belief Blessing End God Hope Oneself
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
Great things are won by great dangers.
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Danger Greatness Inspirational One Liner
Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.
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Forever History Time

There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.

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