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The Colchians, Ethiopians and Egyptians have thick lips, broad nose, woolly hair and they are burnt of skin.

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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
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
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
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
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little Wisdom
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine 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
It is a law of nature that fainthearted men should be the fruit of luxurious countries, for we never find that the same soil produces delicacies and heroes.
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Born Country Hero Law Men Nature
Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
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Goodness Slavery
I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it.
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Believe Bound Cases Myself
The trials of living and the pangs of disease make even the short span of life too long.
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Disease Live Long Time Trials
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich

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