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Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.

Herodotus

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
But I like not these great successes of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.
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God Greatness Jealous Success
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Falsehood Lying
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
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
The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.
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Men Philosophy Power Suffering Worst
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.
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Alone Equality Freedom Goodness Talk
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
Happiness is not fame or riches or heroic virtues, but a state that will inspire posterity to think in reflecting upon our life, that it was the life they would wish to live.
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Happiness Inspirational Life Live Reflection Thinking
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
The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
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

Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.

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