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All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.

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History is marked by alternating movements across the imaginary line that separates East from West in Eurasia.
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History Imagination Movement War
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
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
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
The Lacedaemonians fought a memorable battle; they made it quite clear that they were the experts, and that they were fighting against amateurs.
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Battle Fight Memories
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
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
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Beginning End Together
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
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

All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.

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