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

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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
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
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
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
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Death Father Peace War
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
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
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
Great things are won by great dangers.
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Danger Greatness Inspirational One Liner
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little Wisdom
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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