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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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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
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
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Beginning End Together
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
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
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
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
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
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
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
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Goodness Slavery
The most hateful grief of all human griefs is to have knowledge of a truth, but no power over the event.
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Destiny Event Grief Knowledge Truth
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust

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