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We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.

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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
Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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Character Clothes Modesty Remember
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
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
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
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
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
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 sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
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
Chances rule men and not men chances.
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Chance Men Rule
But if you know that you are a man too, and that even such are those that rule, learn this first of all: that all human affairs are a wheel which, as it turns, does not allow the same men always to be fortunate.
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Change Fortunate Human Men Rule
I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it.
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Believe Bound Cases Myself
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste

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