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It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.

Herodotus

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
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.
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Alone Equality Freedom Goodness Talk
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
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
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
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 wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
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
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
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
Chances rule men and not men chances.
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Chance Men Rule
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Death Father Peace War
In soft regions are born soft men.
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Born Life Men
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust

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