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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.

Herodotus

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
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
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
In soft regions are born soft men.
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Born Life Men
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Death Father Peace War
Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.
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Character Envy Human Kind Nature
History is marked by alternating movements across the imaginary line that separates East from West in Eurasia.
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History Imagination Movement War
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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Battle Fight Memories
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
But if you know that you are a man too, and that even such are those that rule, learn this first of all: that all human affairs are a wheel which, as it turns, does not allow the same men always to be fortunate.
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Change Fortunate Human Men Rule
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
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
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power

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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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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