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Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.

Herodotus

I never yet feared those men who set a place apart in the middle of their cities where they gather to cheat one another and swear oaths which they break.
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Break Cheating Fear Men Place
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
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Beginning End Together
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
Great things are won by great dangers.
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Danger Greatness Inspirational One Liner
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning. It’s impossible for someone who is human to have all good things together, just as there is no single country able to provide all good things for itself.
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Country Goodness Human Philosophy Togetherness
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
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
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
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

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