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Dreams in general take their rise from those incidents which have most occupied the thoughts during the day.

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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
Happiness is not fame or riches or heroic virtues, but a state that will inspire posterity to think in reflecting upon our life, that it was the life they would wish to live.
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Happiness Inspirational Life Live Reflection Thinking
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
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
One should always look to the end of everything, how it will finally come out. For the god has shown blessedness to many only to overturn them utterly in the end.
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Belief Blessing End God Hope Oneself
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
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning. It’s impossible for someone who is human to have all good things together, just as there is no single country able to provide all good things for itself.
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Country Goodness Human Philosophy Togetherness
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide
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
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain
The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
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
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
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust

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