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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.

Herodotus

Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
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
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
HERODOTUS

Better Envy
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
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
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
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
We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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Convinced Nature See
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
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 period of a [Persian] boy’s education is between the ages of five and twenty, and he is taught three things only: to ride, to use the bow, and to speak the truth.
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Age Chilren Education
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
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

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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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