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Haste in every business brings failures.

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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
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
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 worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.
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Men Philosophy Power Suffering Worst
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
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
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
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule
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
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge

Haste in every business brings failures.

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