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The man of affluence is not in fact more happy than the possessor of a bare competency, unless, in addition to his wealth, the end of his life be fortunate. We often see misery dwelling in the midst of splendour, whilst real happiness is found in humbler stations.
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Happiness Humble Life Reality
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
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
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Death Father Peace War
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
How can a monarchy be a suitable thing, which allows a man to do as he pleases with none to hold him to account. And even if you were to take the best man on earth, and put him into a monarchy, you put outside him the thoughts that usually guide him.
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Himself Men Politics Rule
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
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
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
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
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it.
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Believe Bound Cases Myself

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