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Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.

Herodotus

Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
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
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
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
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
But I like not these great successes of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.
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God Greatness Jealous Success
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule
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
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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Happiness Humble Life Reality
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
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
Far better it is to have a stout heart always and suffer one’s share of evils, than to be ever fearing what may happen.
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Evil Fear Heart Suffering
Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
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Goodness Slavery
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
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

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