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The period of a [Persian] boy’s education is between the ages of five and twenty, and he is taught three things only: to ride, to use the bow, and to speak the truth.
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Age Chilren Education
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
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
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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Convinced Nature See
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
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
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Beginning End Together
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

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