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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

Those who are guided by reason are generally successful in their plans; those who are rash and precipitate seldom enjoy the favour of the gods.
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Enjoyment Favour God Reason Success
If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select its own
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Bidding Choice Men Nation World
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Falsehood Lying
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide
The man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had a stroke of luck; but his plan was a bad one nonetheless.
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Fortune Luck Men Side
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little Wisdom
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.
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Character Envy Human Kind Nature
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
The Colchians, Ethiopians and Egyptians have thick lips, broad nose, woolly hair and they are burnt of skin.
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Appearance Hairs Skin
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.
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Fun Himself Men relief Serious
How can a monarchy be a suitable thing, which allows a man to do as he pleases with none to hold him to account. And even if you were to take the best man on earth, and put him into a monarchy, you put outside him the thoughts that usually guide him.
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Himself Men Politics Rule
History is marked by alternating movements across the imaginary line that separates East from West in Eurasia.
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History Imagination Movement War
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War

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