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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

When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain
I never yet feared those men who set a place apart in the middle of their cities where they gather to cheat one another and swear oaths which they break.
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Break Cheating Fear Men Place
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
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
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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Convinced Nature See
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
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
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
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 ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Beginning End Together

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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