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I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it.

Herodotus

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
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.
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Alone Equality Freedom Goodness Talk
The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
But this I know: if all mankind were to take their troubles to market with the idea of exchanging them, anyone seeing what his neighbor’s troubles were like would be glad to go home with his own.
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Deep Happiness Home Ideas Philosophy
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
Those who are guided by reason are generally successful in their plans; those who are rash and precipitate seldom enjoy the favour of the gods.
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Enjoyment Favour God Reason Success
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
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
One should always look to the end of everything, how it will finally come out. For the god has shown blessedness to many only to overturn them utterly in the end.
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Belief Blessing End God Hope Oneself
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
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

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