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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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Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
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
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Beginning End Together
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
The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.
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Men Philosophy Power Suffering Worst
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless 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
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain
The Colchians, Ethiopians and Egyptians have thick lips, broad nose, woolly hair and they are burnt of skin.
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Appearance Hairs Skin
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Death Father Peace War
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
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
We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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Convinced Nature See
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
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
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
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select its own
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Bidding Choice Men Nation World
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
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
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
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
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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Alone Equality Freedom Goodness Talk
Those who are guided by reason are generally successful in their plans; those who are rash and precipitate seldom enjoy the favour of the gods.
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Enjoyment Favour God Reason Success
All of life is action and passion, and not to be involved in the actions and passions of your time is to risk having not really lived at all.
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Action Deep Life Passion Philosophy Risk Time
Great things are won by great dangers.
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Danger Greatness Inspirational One Liner

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