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Men trust their ears less than their eyes.

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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
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
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
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
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
In soft regions are born soft men.
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Born Life Men
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
How can a monarchy be a suitable thing, which allows a man to do as he pleases with none to hold him to account. And even if you were to take the best man on earth, and put him into a monarchy, you put outside him the thoughts that usually guide him.
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Himself Men Politics Rule
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
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
The Lacedaemonians fought a memorable battle; they made it quite clear that they were the experts, and that they were fighting against amateurs.
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Battle Fight Memories
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
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
All of life is action and passion, and not to be involved in the actions and passions of your time is to risk having not really lived at all.
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Action Deep Life Passion Philosophy Risk Time
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
If you have two loaves of bread, keep one to nourish the body, but sell the other to buy hyacinths for the soul.
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Body Food Health Soul

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