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

Herodotus

Dreams in general take their rise from those incidents which have most occupied the thoughts during the day.
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Dream Incident Rise
But I like not these great successes of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.
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God Greatness Jealous Success
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide
How can a monarchy be a suitable thing, which allows a man to do as he pleases with none to hold him to account. And even if you were to take the best man on earth, and put him into a monarchy, you put outside him the thoughts that usually guide him.
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Himself Men Politics Rule
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
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
The worst pain a man can have is to know much and be impotent to act.
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Act Knowledge Men Pain Worst
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
All of life is action and passion, and not to be involved in the actions and passions of your time is to risk having not really lived at all.
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Action Deep Life Passion Philosophy Risk Time
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
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
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
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
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
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Beginning End Together

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