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Men having often abandoned what was visible for the sake of what was uncertain, have not got what they expected, and have lost what they had, - being unfortunate by an enigmatical sort of calamity
Demetrius (Phalereus)
Abandoned
Expected
Men
Not
Sake
Uncertain
Visible
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