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

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Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
Far better it is to have a stout heart always and suffer one’s share of evils, than to be ever fearing what may happen.
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Evil Fear Heart Suffering
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
In soft regions are born soft men.
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Born Life Men
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
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
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
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
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
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
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War
The worst pain a man can have is to know much and be impotent to act.
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Act Knowledge Men Pain Worst
Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.
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Absence Adversity Drawing Mad Men Strength
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Beginning End Together

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