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The Lacedaemonians fought a memorable battle; they made it quite clear that they were the experts, and that they were fighting against amateurs.

Herodotus

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
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.
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Character Envy Human Kind Nature
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Beginning End Together
How can a monarchy be a suitable thing, which allows a man to do as he pleases with none to hold him to account. And even if you were to take the best man on earth, and put him into a monarchy, you put outside him the thoughts that usually guide him.
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Himself Men Politics Rule
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
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
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
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
These ‘messengers’ will not be hindered from accomplishing at their best speed the distance which they have to go, either by snow, or rain, or heat, or by the darkness of night.
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Accomplishment Best Distance Night Rain
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
Unless a variety of opinions are laid before us, we have no opportunity of selection, but are bound of necessity to adopt the particular view which may have been brought forward.
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Decision Necessary Opinion Opportunity View
Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
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Goodness Slavery
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time

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