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When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.

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Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
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
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
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
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
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
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
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
If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select its own
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Bidding Choice Men Nation World
Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.
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Character Envy Human Kind Nature
Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.
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Absence Adversity Drawing Mad Men Strength
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
These ‘messengers’ will not be hindered from accomplishing at their best speed the distance which they have to go, either by snow, or rain, or heat, or by the darkness of night.
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Accomplishment Best Distance Night Rain
If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
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Fun Himself Men relief Serious
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result

When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.

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