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The trials of living and the pangs of disease make even the short span of life too long.

Herodotus

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
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
In soft regions are born soft men.
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Born Life Men
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
Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.
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Absence Adversity Drawing Mad Men Strength
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.
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Character Envy Human Kind Nature
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
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
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
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
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy

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