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Those who are guided by reason are generally successful in their plans; those who are rash and precipitate seldom enjoy the favour of the gods.

Herodotus

The most hateful grief of all human griefs is to have knowledge of a truth, but no power over the event.
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Destiny Event Grief Knowledge Truth
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
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Goodness Slavery
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Falsehood Lying
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
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
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
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
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
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
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
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
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.
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Character Envy Human Kind Nature

Those who are guided by reason are generally successful in their plans; those who are rash and precipitate seldom enjoy the favour of the gods.

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