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The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.

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Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
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
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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Character Clothes Modesty Remember
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
The secret of success is that it is not the absence of failure, but the absence of envy.
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Absence Envy Failure Secret Success
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
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
All of life is action and passion, and not to be involved in the actions and passions of your time is to risk having not really lived at all.
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Action Deep Life Passion Philosophy Risk Time
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust

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