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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

If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
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Fun Himself Men relief Serious
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
Chances rule men and not men chances.
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Chance Men Rule
Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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Character Clothes Modesty Remember
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
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
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
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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Bidding Choice Men Nation World
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 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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Battle Fight Memories
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
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
We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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Convinced Nature See
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
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

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

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