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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
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
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.
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Forever History Time
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Falsehood Lying
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
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
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
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
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
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
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little Wisdom

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