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Great things are won by great dangers.

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The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain
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
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy
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
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 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
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
It is sound planning that invariably earns us the outcome we want; without it, even the gods are unlikely to look with favour on our designs.
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Design Effort Favour Outcomes Result
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

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