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How 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.

Herodotus

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
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
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
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.
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Men Philosophy Power Suffering Worst
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
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Goodness Slavery
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
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
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
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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Happiness Humble Life Reality
These ‘messengers’ will not be hindered from accomplishing at their best speed the distance which they have to go, either by snow, or rain, or heat, or by the darkness of night.
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Accomplishment Best Distance Night Rain
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
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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Absence Adversity Drawing Mad Men Strength
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.
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Character Envy Human Kind Nature
We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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Convinced Nature See
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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Destiny Event Grief Knowledge Truth
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
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Falsehood Lying
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
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War

How 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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How 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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