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The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.

Herodotus

The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War
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
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Falsehood Lying
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
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
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
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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Character Clothes Modesty Remember
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
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain
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
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
We have two useless gods who never leave our island, but like to dwell in it constantly, Poverty and Helplessness.
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God Help Islands Poor
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy

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