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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.

Herodotus

The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
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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Deep Happiness Home Ideas Philosophy
We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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Convinced Nature See
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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Enjoyment Favour God Reason Success
Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace.
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Effort Evil Philosophy War
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
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
Unless a variety of opinions are laid before us, we have no opportunity of selection, but are bound of necessity to adopt the particular view which may have been brought forward.
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Decision Necessary Opinion Opportunity View
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Falsehood Lying
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
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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Country Goodness Human Philosophy Togetherness
Dreams in general take their rise from those incidents which have most occupied the thoughts during the day.
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Dream Incident Rise

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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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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