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The secret of success is that it is not the absence of failure, but the absence of envy.

Herodotus

Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
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
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
Some give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.
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Design Give Up Goal Happiness Inspirational Moments
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
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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Enjoyment Favour God Reason Success
The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
In soft regions are born soft men.
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Born Life Men
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
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
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule
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
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
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy

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