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Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.

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My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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Character Clothes Modesty Remember
Chances rule men and not men chances.
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Chance Men Rule
Dreams in general take their rise from those incidents which have most occupied the thoughts during the day.
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Dream Incident Rise
One should always look to the end of everything, how it will finally come out. For the god has shown blessedness to many only to overturn them utterly in the end.
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Belief Blessing End God Hope Oneself
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
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.
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Character Envy Human Kind Nature
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
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain
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
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
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

Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.

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