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All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.

Herodotus

One should always look to the end of everything, how it will finally come out. For the god has shown blessedness to many only to overturn them utterly in the end.
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Belief Blessing End God Hope Oneself
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
It [Egypt] has more wonders in it than any other country in the world and provides more works that defy description than any otherplace.
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Country Egypt World
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
The period of a [Persian] boy’s education is between the ages of five and twenty, and he is taught three things only: to ride, to use the bow, and to speak the truth.
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Age Chilren Education
I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it.
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Believe Bound Cases Myself
If you have two loaves of bread, keep one to nourish the body, but sell the other to buy hyacinths for the soul.
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Body Food Health Soul
Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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Character Clothes Modesty Remember
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
It is a law of nature that fainthearted men should be the fruit of luxurious countries, for we never find that the same soil produces delicacies and heroes.
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Born Country Hero Law Men Nature
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
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
Happiness is not fame or riches or heroic virtues, but a state that will inspire posterity to think in reflecting upon our life, that it was the life they would wish to live.
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Happiness Inspirational Life Live Reflection Thinking
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

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