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

Herodotus

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
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
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
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
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
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning. It’s impossible for someone who is human to have all good things together, just as there is no single country able to provide all good things for itself.
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Country Goodness Human Philosophy Togetherness
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule
He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold.
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Action Bold Men Moments Planning
Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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Character Clothes Modesty Remember
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
The Colchians, Ethiopians and Egyptians have thick lips, broad nose, woolly hair and they are burnt of skin.
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Appearance Hairs Skin

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