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

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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
If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select its own
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Bidding Choice Men Nation World
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
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
But if you know that you are a man too, and that even such are those that rule, learn this first of all: that all human affairs are a wheel which, as it turns, does not allow the same men always to be fortunate.
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Change Fortunate Human Men Rule
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
Great things are won by great dangers.
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Danger Greatness Inspirational One Liner
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
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.
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Alone Equality Freedom Goodness Talk
Those who are guided by reason are generally successful in their plans; those who are rash and precipitate seldom enjoy the favour of the gods.
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Enjoyment Favour God Reason Success

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

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