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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

Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
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
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
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
Chances rule men and not men chances.
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Chance Men Rule
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
Happiness is not fame or riches or heroic virtues, but a state that will inspire posterity to think in reflecting upon our life, that it was the life they would wish to live.
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Happiness Inspirational Life Live Reflection Thinking
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy
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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Country Egypt World
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little Wisdom
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
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
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

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

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