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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

Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
Let there be nothing untried; for nothing happens by itself, but men obtain all things by trying.
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Inspirational Learning Men Philosophy Trying
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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Character Clothes Modesty Remember
We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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Convinced Nature See
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
All of life is action and passion, and not to be involved in the actions and passions of your time is to risk having not really lived at all.
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Action Deep Life Passion Philosophy Risk Time
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Beginning End Together
Some give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.
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Design Give Up Goal Happiness Inspirational Moments
It is sound planning that invariably earns us the outcome we want; without it, even the gods are unlikely to look with favour on our designs.
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Design Effort Favour Outcomes Result
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Falsehood Lying
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

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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