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Happiness is not fame or riches or heroic virtues, but a state that will inspire posterity to think in reflecting upon our life, that it was the life they would wish to live.

Herodotus

The man of affluence is not in fact more happy than the possessor of a bare competency, unless, in addition to his wealth, the end of his life be fortunate. We often see misery dwelling in the midst of splendour, whilst real happiness is found in humbler stations.
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Happiness Humble Life Reality
I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it.
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Believe Bound Cases Myself
The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.
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Men Philosophy Power Suffering Worst
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 you have two loaves of bread, keep one to nourish the body, but sell the other to buy hyacinths for the soul.
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Body Food Health Soul
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
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War
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
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
These ‘messengers’ will not be hindered from accomplishing at their best speed the distance which they have to go, either by snow, or rain, or heat, or by the darkness of night.
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Accomplishment Best Distance Night Rain
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
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
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
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
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste

Happiness is not fame or riches or heroic virtues, but a state that will inspire posterity to think in reflecting upon our life, that it was the life they would wish to live.

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Happiness is not fame or riches or heroic virtues, but a state that will inspire posterity to think in reflecting upon our life, that it was the life they would wish to live.

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