Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
HERODOTUSHow 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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Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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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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Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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The most hateful grief of all human griefs is to have knowledge of a truth, but no power over the event.
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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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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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History is marked by alternating movements across the imaginary line that separates East from West in Eurasia.
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As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning. It’s impossible for someone who is human to have all good things together, just as there is no single country able to provide all good things for itself.
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Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
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Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.
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Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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