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I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.

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There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
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
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little Wisdom
But this I know: if all mankind were to take their troubles to market with the idea of exchanging them, anyone seeing what his neighbor’s troubles were like would be glad to go home with his own.
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Deep Happiness Home Ideas Philosophy
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
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
The period of a [Persian] boy’s education is between the ages of five and twenty, and he is taught three things only: to ride, to use the bow, and to speak the truth.
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Age Chilren Education
In soft regions are born soft men.
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Born Life Men
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
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
Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
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Goodness Slavery
Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.
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Character Envy Human Kind Nature
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War

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