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In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Death Father Peace War
Dreams in general take their rise from those incidents which have most occupied the thoughts during the day.
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Dream Incident Rise
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
How can a monarchy be a suitable thing, which allows a man to do as he pleases with none to hold him to account. And even if you were to take the best man on earth, and put him into a monarchy, you put outside him the thoughts that usually guide him.
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Himself Men Politics Rule
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
Let there be nothing untried; for nothing happens by itself, but men obtain all things by trying.
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Inspirational Learning Men Philosophy Trying
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
Some give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.
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Design Give Up Goal Happiness Inspirational Moments
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little Wisdom
These ‘messengers’ will not be hindered from accomplishing at their best speed the distance which they have to go, either by snow, or rain, or heat, or by the darkness of night.
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Accomplishment Best Distance Night Rain
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy

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