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Haste in every business brings failures.

Herodotus

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
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Falsehood Lying
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
Chances rule men and not men chances.
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Chance Men Rule
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
It is a law of nature that fainthearted men should be the fruit of luxurious countries, for we never find that the same soil produces delicacies and heroes.
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Born Country Hero Law Men Nature
The period of a [Persian] boy’s education is between the ages of five and twenty, and he is taught three things only: to ride, to use the bow, and to speak the truth.
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Age Chilren Education
It is sound planning that invariably earns us the outcome we want; without it, even the gods are unlikely to look with favour on our designs.
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Design Effort Favour Outcomes Result
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 worst pain a man can have is to know much and be impotent to act.
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Act Knowledge Men Pain Worst
The man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had a stroke of luck; but his plan was a bad one nonetheless.
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Fortune Luck Men Side
Great things are won by great dangers.
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Danger Greatness Inspirational One Liner
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

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