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God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.

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Great things are won by great dangers.
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Danger Greatness Inspirational One Liner
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
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
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
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
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
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 man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had a stroke of luck; but his plan was a bad one nonetheless.
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Fortune Luck Men Side
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
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
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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Character Clothes Modesty Remember
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Death Father Peace War
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

God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.

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