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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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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
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men 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
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
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
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
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
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
History is marked by alternating movements across the imaginary line that separates East from West in Eurasia.
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History Imagination Movement War
Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
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Goodness Slavery
Unless a variety of opinions are laid before us, we have no opportunity of selection, but are bound of necessity to adopt the particular view which may have been brought forward.
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Decision Necessary Opinion Opportunity View
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
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. 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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