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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.

Herodotus

As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning. It’s impossible for someone who is human to have all good things together, just as there is no single country able to provide all good things for itself.
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Country Goodness Human Philosophy Togetherness
One should always look to the end of everything, how it will finally come out. For the god has shown blessedness to many only to overturn them utterly in the end.
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Belief Blessing End God Hope Oneself
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
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
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
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
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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Happiness Humble Life Reality
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 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
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
The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.
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Men Philosophy Power Suffering Worst
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
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
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste

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