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How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.

Herodotus

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
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
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
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
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
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
The Lacedaemonians fought a memorable battle; they made it quite clear that they were the experts, and that they were fighting against amateurs.
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Battle Fight Memories
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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Convinced Nature See
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 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
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
The Colchians, Ethiopians and Egyptians have thick lips, broad nose, woolly hair and they are burnt of skin.
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Appearance Hairs Skin

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