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The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.

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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
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
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
It is sound planning that invariably earns us the outcome we want; without it, even the gods are unlikely to look with favour on our designs.
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Design Effort Favour Outcomes Result
The secret of success is that it is not the absence of failure, but the absence of envy.
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Absence Envy Failure Secret Success
It is a law of nature that fainthearted men should be the fruit of luxurious countries, for we never find that the same soil produces delicacies and heroes.
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Born Country Hero Law Men Nature
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
Let there be nothing untried; for nothing happens by itself, but men obtain all things by trying.
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Inspirational Learning Men Philosophy Trying
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
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
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
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
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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