If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
HERODOTUSThe ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
More Herodotus Quotes
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The secret of success is that it is not the absence of failure, but the absence of envy.
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Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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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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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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When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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The man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had a stroke of luck; but his plan was a bad one nonetheless.
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The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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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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Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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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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Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select its own
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