The periods of nature and of human affairs, are maintained by a reciprocal succession of contraries.
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Nature and human affairs alike are sustained by an ongoing succession of opposites.
The periods of nature and of human affairs, are maintained by a reciprocal succession of contraries.
Nature and human affairs alike are sustained by an ongoing succession of opposites.
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