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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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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
Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace.
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Effort Evil Philosophy War
The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
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
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
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
Great things are won by great dangers.
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Danger Greatness Inspirational One Liner
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
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
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
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
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
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

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