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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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These ‘messengers’ will not be hindered from accomplishing at their best speed the distance which they have to go, either by snow, or rain, or heat, or by the darkness of night.
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Accomplishment Best Distance Night Rain
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
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
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
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
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
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
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Beginning End Together
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
But if you know that you are a man too, and that even such are those that rule, learn this first of all: that all human affairs are a wheel which, as it turns, does not allow the same men always to be fortunate.
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Change Fortunate Human Men Rule
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
In soft regions are born soft men.
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Born Life Men

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