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Call no man happy before he dies.

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Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
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
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
The man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had a stroke of luck; but his plan was a bad one nonetheless.
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Fortune Luck Men Side
The Lacedaemonians fought a memorable battle; they made it quite clear that they were the experts, and that they were fighting against amateurs.
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Battle Fight Memories
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Falsehood Lying
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War
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
If you have two loaves of bread, keep one to nourish the body, but sell the other to buy hyacinths for the soul.
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Body Food Health Soul
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich

Call no man happy before he dies.

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