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I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.

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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
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
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
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
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
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
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
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
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
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
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

I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.

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