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

Herodotus

Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
Those who are guided by reason are generally successful in their plans; those who are rash and precipitate seldom enjoy the favour of the gods.
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Enjoyment Favour God Reason Success
The man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had a stroke of luck; but his plan was a bad one nonetheless.
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Fortune Luck Men Side
Far better it is to have a stout heart always and suffer one’s share of evils, than to be ever fearing what may happen.
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Evil Fear Heart Suffering
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
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
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
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
The trials of living and the pangs of disease make even the short span of life too long.
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Disease Live Long Time Trials
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide
Chances rule men and not men chances.
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Chance Men Rule
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
Dreams in general take their rise from those incidents which have most occupied the thoughts during the day.
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Dream Incident Rise
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
Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.
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Forever History Time
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

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