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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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The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
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Fun Himself Men relief Serious
Happiness is not fame or riches or heroic virtues, but a state that will inspire posterity to think in reflecting upon our life, that it was the life they would wish to live.
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Happiness Inspirational Life Live Reflection Thinking
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
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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Character Clothes Modesty Remember
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy
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
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 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
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
Chances rule men and not men chances.
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Chance Men Rule
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
If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select its own
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Bidding Choice Men Nation World
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
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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