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Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.

Herodotus

It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
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
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
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
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
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
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
Great things are won by great dangers.
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Danger Greatness Inspirational One Liner
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain
It is a law of nature that fainthearted men should be the fruit of luxurious countries, for we never find that the same soil produces delicacies and heroes.
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Born Country Hero Law Men Nature
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
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
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
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
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy

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