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Some give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.

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Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.
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Character Envy Human Kind Nature
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
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
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
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
Let there be nothing untried; for nothing happens by itself, but men obtain all things by trying.
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Inspirational Learning Men Philosophy Trying
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
The worst pain a man can have is to know much and be impotent to act.
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Act Knowledge Men Pain Worst
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
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
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
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
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows

Some give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.

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Some give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.

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