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If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.

Herodotus

The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
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
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
Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.
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Forever History Time
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
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain
All of life is action and passion, and not to be involved in the actions and passions of your time is to risk having not really lived at all.
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Action Deep Life Passion Philosophy Risk Time
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
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
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy
The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
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
The worst pain a man can have is to know much and be impotent to act.
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Act Knowledge Men Pain Worst

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