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Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little Wisdom
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
It [Egypt] has more wonders in it than any other country in the world and provides more works that defy description than any otherplace.
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Country Egypt World
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
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
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy
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
Great things are won by great dangers.
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Danger Greatness Inspirational One Liner
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
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
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
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
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule

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