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There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.

Herodotus

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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Some give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.
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Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select its own
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As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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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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It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.
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Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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I never yet feared those men who set a place apart in the middle of their cities where they gather to cheat one another and swear oaths which they break.
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Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
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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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Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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In soft regions are born soft men.
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