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

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There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
But this I know: if all mankind were to take their troubles to market with the idea of exchanging them, anyone seeing what his neighbor’s troubles were like would be glad to go home with his own.
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Deep Happiness Home Ideas Philosophy
We have two useless gods who never leave our island, but like to dwell in it constantly, Poverty and Helplessness.
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God Help Islands Poor
The man of affluence is not in fact more happy than the possessor of a bare competency, unless, in addition to his wealth, the end of his life be fortunate. We often see misery dwelling in the midst of splendour, whilst real happiness is found in humbler stations.
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Happiness Humble Life Reality
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
One should always look to the end of everything, how it will finally come out. For the god has shown blessedness to many only to overturn them utterly in the end.
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Belief Blessing End God Hope Oneself
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
But I like not these great successes of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.
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God Greatness Jealous Success
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
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

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