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As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.

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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
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
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
Let there be nothing untried; for nothing happens by itself, but men obtain all things by trying.
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Inspirational Learning Men Philosophy Trying
How can a monarchy be a suitable thing, which allows a man to do as he pleases with none to hold him to account. And even if you were to take the best man on earth, and put him into a monarchy, you put outside him the thoughts that usually guide him.
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Himself Men Politics Rule
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
Chances rule men and not men chances.
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Chance Men Rule
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Falsehood Lying
In soft regions are born soft men.
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Born Life Men
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
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
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
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning. It’s impossible for someone who is human to have all good things together, just as there is no single country able to provide all good things for itself.
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Country Goodness Human Philosophy Togetherness
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule

As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.

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