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

Herodotus

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
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
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
Let there be nothing untried; for nothing happens by itself, but men obtain all things by trying.
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Inspirational Learning Men Philosophy Trying
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
The man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had a stroke of luck; but his plan was a bad one nonetheless.
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Fortune Luck Men Side
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
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Death Father Peace War
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Beginning End Together
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
We have two useless gods who never leave our island, but like to dwell in it constantly, Poverty and Helplessness.
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God Help Islands Poor
Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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Character Clothes Modesty Remember
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering

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