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We have two useless gods who never leave our island, but like to dwell in it constantly, Poverty and Helplessness.

Herodotus

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
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
I never yet feared those men who set a place apart in the middle of their cities where they gather to cheat one another and swear oaths which they break.
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Break Cheating Fear Men Place
But I like not these great successes of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.
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God Greatness Jealous Success
History is marked by alternating movements across the imaginary line that separates East from West in Eurasia.
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History Imagination Movement War
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
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
It is a law of nature that fainthearted men should be the fruit of luxurious countries, for we never find that the same soil produces delicacies and heroes.
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Born Country Hero Law Men Nature
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
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
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 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
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
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
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Falsehood Lying

We have two useless gods who never leave our island, but like to dwell in it constantly, Poverty and Helplessness.

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