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The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.

Herodotus

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
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
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
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
The worst pain a man can have is to know much and be impotent to act.
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Act Knowledge Men Pain Worst
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Falsehood Lying
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Beginning End Together
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
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
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
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Death Father Peace War
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
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 sound planning that invariably earns us the outcome we want; without it, even the gods are unlikely to look with favour on our designs.
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Design Effort Favour Outcomes Result

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