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The man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had a stroke of luck; but his plan was a bad one nonetheless.
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Fortune Luck Men Side
It is a law of nature that fainthearted men should be the fruit of luxurious countries, for we never find that the same soil produces delicacies and heroes.
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Born Country Hero Law Men Nature
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning. It’s impossible for someone who is human to have all good things together, just as there is no single country able to provide all good things for itself.
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Country Goodness Human Philosophy Togetherness
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
I never yet feared those men who set a place apart in the middle of their cities where they gather to cheat one another and swear oaths which they break.
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Break Cheating Fear Men Place
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
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
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
Chances rule men and not men chances.
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Chance Men Rule
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
If you have two loaves of bread, keep one to nourish the body, but sell the other to buy hyacinths for the soul.
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Body Food Health Soul
The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.
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Men Philosophy Power Suffering Worst
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
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
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men

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