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Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.

Herodotus

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
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
It [Egypt] has more wonders in it than any other country in the world and provides more works that defy description than any otherplace.
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Country Egypt World
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
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 king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
The most hateful grief of all human griefs is to have knowledge of a truth, but no power over the event.
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Destiny Event Grief Knowledge Truth
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
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
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
But if you know that you are a man too, and that even such are those that rule, learn this first of all: that all human affairs are a wheel which, as it turns, does not allow the same men always to be fortunate.
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Change Fortunate Human Men Rule
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
The secret of success is that it is not the absence of failure, but the absence of envy.
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Absence Envy Failure Secret Success
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
Chances rule men and not men chances.
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Chance Men Rule

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