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Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.

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It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.
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Alone Equality Freedom Goodness Talk
Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace.
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Effort Evil Philosophy War
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule
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
Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.
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Character Envy Human Kind Nature
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Death Father Peace War
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Falsehood Lying
Far better it is to have a stout heart always and suffer one’s share of evils, than to be ever fearing what may happen.
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Evil Fear Heart Suffering
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

Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.

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