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In soft regions are born soft men.
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Born Life Men
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold.
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Action Bold Men Moments Planning
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
Chances rule men and not men chances.
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Chance Men Rule
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
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 worst pain a man can have is to know much and be impotent to act.
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Act Knowledge Men Pain Worst
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
I never yet feared those men who set a place apart in the middle of their cities where they gather to cheat one another and swear oaths which they break.
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Break Cheating Fear Men Place
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
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
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
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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