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The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
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
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
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
The most hateful grief of all human griefs is to have knowledge of a truth, but no power over the event.
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Destiny Event Grief Knowledge Truth
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
The Colchians, Ethiopians and Egyptians have thick lips, broad nose, woolly hair and they are burnt of skin.
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Appearance Hairs Skin
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
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
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
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Death Father Peace 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
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
Dreams in general take their rise from those incidents which have most occupied the thoughts during the day.
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Dream Incident Rise

Chances rule men and not men chances.

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