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In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.

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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
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
How can a monarchy be a suitable thing, which allows a man to do as he pleases with none to hold him to account. And even if you were to take the best man on earth, and put him into a monarchy, you put outside him the thoughts that usually guide him.
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Himself Men Politics Rule
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
It [Egypt] has more wonders in it than any other country in the world and provides more works that defy description than any otherplace.
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Country Egypt World
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule
We have two useless gods who never leave our island, but like to dwell in it constantly, Poverty and Helplessness.
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God Help Islands Poor
Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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Character Clothes Modesty Remember
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
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
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
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
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
Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.
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Character Envy Human Kind Nature
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
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

In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.

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