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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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The secret of success is that it is not the absence of failure, but the absence of envy.
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Absence Envy Failure Secret Success
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
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little Wisdom
We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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Convinced Nature See
Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.
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Forever History 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
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
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain
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
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
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
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
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men

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