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Those who are guided by reason are generally successful in their plans; those who are rash and precipitate seldom enjoy the favour of the gods.

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The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
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Goodness Slavery
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Death Father Peace War
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
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
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
The trials of living and the pangs of disease make even the short span of life too long.
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Disease Live Long Time Trials
He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold.
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Action Bold Men Moments Planning
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
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge

Those who are guided by reason are generally successful in their plans; those who are rash and precipitate seldom enjoy the favour of the gods.

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