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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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As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Beginning End Together
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Death Father Peace War
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
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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Enjoyment Favour God Reason Success
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
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
It [Egypt] has more wonders in it than any other country in the world and provides more works that defy description than any otherplace.
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Country Egypt World
The Colchians, Ethiopians and Egyptians have thick lips, broad nose, woolly hair and they are burnt of skin.
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Appearance Hairs Skin
The worst pain a man can have is to know much and be impotent to act.
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Act Knowledge Men Pain Worst
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
But if you know that you are a man too, and that even such are those that rule, learn this first of all: that all human affairs are a wheel which, as it turns, does not allow the same men always to be fortunate.
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Change Fortunate Human Men Rule
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
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
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time

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