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A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.

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
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Death Father Peace War
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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Convinced Nature See
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
Great things are won by great dangers.
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Danger Greatness Inspirational One Liner
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
The period of a [Persian] boy’s education is between the ages of five and twenty, and he is taught three things only: to ride, to use the bow, and to speak the truth.
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Age Chilren Education
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
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
Far better it is to have a stout heart always and suffer one’s share of evils, than to be ever fearing what may happen.
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Evil Fear Heart Suffering
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
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule

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