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

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Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace.
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Effort Evil Philosophy War
But if you know that you are a man too, and that even such are those that rule, learn this first of all: that all human affairs are a wheel which, as it turns, does not allow the same men always to be fortunate.
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Change Fortunate Human Men Rule
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little Wisdom
Some give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.
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Design Give Up Goal Happiness Inspirational Moments
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
But this I know: if all mankind were to take their troubles to market with the idea of exchanging them, anyone seeing what his neighbor’s troubles were like would be glad to go home with his own.
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Deep Happiness Home Ideas Philosophy
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War
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
In soft regions are born soft men.
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Born Life Men
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide
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
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
These ‘messengers’ will not be hindered from accomplishing at their best speed the distance which they have to go, either by snow, or rain, or heat, or by the darkness of night.
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Accomplishment Best Distance Night Rain
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
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People

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