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The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.

Herodotus

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
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
But this I know: if all mankind were to take their troubles to market with the idea of exchanging them, anyone seeing what his neighbor’s troubles were like would be glad to go home with his own.
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Deep Happiness Home Ideas Philosophy
He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold.
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Action Bold Men Moments Planning
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
Some give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.
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Design Give Up Goal Happiness Inspirational Moments
Chances rule men and not men chances.
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Chance Men Rule
It [Egypt] has more wonders in it than any other country in the world and provides more works that defy description than any otherplace.
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Country Egypt World
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
If you have two loaves of bread, keep one to nourish the body, but sell the other to buy hyacinths for the soul.
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Body Food Health Soul
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
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain

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