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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
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little Wisdom
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
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
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
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
But this I know: if all mankind were to take their troubles to market with the idea of exchanging them, anyone seeing what his neighbor’s troubles were like would be glad to go home with his own.
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Deep Happiness Home Ideas Philosophy
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
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
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
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule
We have two useless gods who never leave our island, but like to dwell in it constantly, Poverty and Helplessness.
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God Help Islands Poor

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