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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 ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
The secret of success is that it is not the absence of failure, but the absence of envy.
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Absence Envy Failure Secret Success
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Death Father Peace War
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
If you have two loaves of bread, keep one to nourish the body, but sell the other to buy hyacinths for the soul.
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Body Food Health Soul
The trials of living and the pangs of disease make even the short span of life too long.
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Disease Live Long Time Trials
The man of affluence is not in fact more happy than the possessor of a bare competency, unless, in addition to his wealth, the end of his life be fortunate. We often see misery dwelling in the midst of splendour, whilst real happiness is found in humbler stations.
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Happiness Humble Life Reality
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
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
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
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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Country Goodness Human Philosophy Togetherness

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