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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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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
The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Beginning End Together
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
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
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
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
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
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide
Chances rule men and not men chances.
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Chance Men Rule
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
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
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
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little 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

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