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Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
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Goodness Slavery
The man of affluence is not in fact more happy than the possessor of a bare competency, unless, in addition to his wealth, the end of his life be fortunate. We often see misery dwelling in the midst of splendour, whilst real happiness is found in humbler stations.
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Happiness Humble Life Reality
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
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.
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Character Envy Human Kind Nature
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
In soft regions are born soft men.
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Born Life Men
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
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Fun Himself Men relief Serious
It is sound planning that invariably earns us the outcome we want; without it, even the gods are unlikely to look with favour on our designs.
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Design Effort Favour Outcomes Result
The most hateful grief of all human griefs is to have knowledge of a truth, but no power over the event.
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Destiny Event Grief Knowledge Truth
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

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