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Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.

Herodotus

The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule
Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.
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Forever History Time
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
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Goodness Slavery
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
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
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
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
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide
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
We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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Convinced Nature See

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