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The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.

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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
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
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
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
It is sound planning that invariably earns us the outcome we want; without it, even the gods are unlikely to look with favour on our designs.
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Design Effort Favour Outcomes Result
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
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
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
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner

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