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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

I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide
We have two useless gods who never leave our island, but like to dwell in it constantly, Poverty and Helplessness.
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God Help Islands Poor
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
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
Great things are won by great dangers.
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Danger Greatness Inspirational One Liner
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
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
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
The trials of living and the pangs of disease make even the short span of life too long.
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Disease Live Long Time Trials
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
Unless a variety of opinions are laid before us, we have no opportunity of selection, but are bound of necessity to adopt the particular view which may have been brought forward.
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Decision Necessary Opinion Opportunity View

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