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

Herodotus

Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.
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Forever History Time
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
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Beginning End Together
Great things are won by great dangers.
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Danger Greatness Inspirational One Liner
In soft regions are born soft men.
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Born Life Men
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
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
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
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
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
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
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
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Goodness Slavery
It is a law of nature that fainthearted men should be the fruit of luxurious countries, for we never find that the same soil produces delicacies and heroes.
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Born Country Hero Law Men Nature

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