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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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My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
Dreams in general take their rise from those incidents which have most occupied the thoughts during the day.
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Dream Incident Rise
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
It is a law of nature that fainthearted men should be the fruit of luxurious countries, for we never find that the same soil produces delicacies and heroes.
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Born Country Hero Law Men Nature
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
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide
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
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
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
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
The Lacedaemonians fought a memorable battle; they made it quite clear that they were the experts, and that they were fighting against amateurs.
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Battle Fight Memories
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner

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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