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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.

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Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Falsehood Lying
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy
But if you know that you are a man too, and that even such are those that rule, learn this first of all: that all human affairs are a wheel which, as it turns, does not allow the same men always to be fortunate.
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Change Fortunate Human Men Rule
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
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 Lacedaemonians fought a memorable battle; they made it quite clear that they were the experts, and that they were fighting against amateurs.
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Battle Fight Memories
But this I know: if all mankind were to take their troubles to market with the idea of exchanging them, anyone seeing what his neighbor’s troubles were like would be glad to go home with his own.
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Deep Happiness Home Ideas Philosophy
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
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

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