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Call no man happy before he dies.

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Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
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
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
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
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
Happiness is not fame or riches or heroic virtues, but a state that will inspire posterity to think in reflecting upon our life, that it was the life they would wish to live.
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Happiness Inspirational Life Live Reflection Thinking
Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.
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Character Envy Human Kind Nature
But I like not these great successes of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.
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God Greatness Jealous Success
We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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Convinced Nature See
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
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
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 gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain

Call no man happy before he dies.

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