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The most hateful grief of all human griefs is to have knowledge of a truth, but no power over the event.
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Destiny Event Grief Knowledge Truth
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
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 king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
Some give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.
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Design Give Up Goal Happiness Inspirational Moments
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
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain
Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.
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Absence Adversity Drawing Mad Men Strength
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
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
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
How can a monarchy be a suitable thing, which allows a man to do as he pleases with none to hold him to account. And even if you were to take the best man on earth, and put him into a monarchy, you put outside him the thoughts that usually guide him.
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Himself Men Politics Rule
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result

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