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In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.

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But I like not these great successes of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.
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God Greatness Jealous Success
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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Convinced Nature See
The period of a [Persian] boy’s education is between the ages of five and twenty, and he is taught three things only: to ride, to use the bow, and to speak the truth.
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Age Chilren Education
Great things are won by great dangers.
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Danger Greatness Inspirational One Liner
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
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
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning. It’s impossible for someone who is human to have all good things together, just as there is no single country able to provide all good things for itself.
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Country Goodness Human Philosophy Togetherness
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
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
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain
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
The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love

In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.

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