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Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.

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Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.
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Character Envy Human Kind Nature
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Death Father Peace War
I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it.
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Believe Bound Cases Myself
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
History is marked by alternating movements across the imaginary line that separates East from West in Eurasia.
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History Imagination Movement War
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select its own
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Bidding Choice Men Nation World
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War
Far better it is to have a stout heart always and suffer one’s share of evils, than to be ever fearing what may happen.
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Evil Fear Heart Suffering
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Falsehood Lying
Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace.
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Effort Evil Philosophy War
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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Battle Fight Memories
It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.
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Alone Equality Freedom Goodness Talk
The secret of success is that it is not the absence of failure, but the absence of envy.
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Absence Envy Failure Secret Success
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
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner

Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.

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