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History is marked by alternating movements across the imaginary line that separates East from West in Eurasia.

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All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
Great things are won by great dangers.
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Danger Greatness Inspirational One Liner
We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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Convinced Nature See
The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.
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Men Philosophy Power Suffering Worst
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little Wisdom
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
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
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
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
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
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
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
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule
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

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