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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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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
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy
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
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
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 gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
But this I know: if all mankind were to take their troubles to market with the idea of exchanging them, anyone seeing what his neighbor’s troubles were like would be glad to go home with his own.
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Deep Happiness Home Ideas Philosophy
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
These ‘messengers’ will not be hindered from accomplishing at their best speed the distance which they have to go, either by snow, or rain, or heat, or by the darkness of night.
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Accomplishment Best Distance Night Rain
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy

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