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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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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
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
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Beginning End Together
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
I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it.
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Believe Bound Cases Myself
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace.
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Effort Evil Philosophy War
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
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
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
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
Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
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Goodness Slavery
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
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
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women

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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