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Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.

Herodotus

The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
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
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 a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
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Fun Himself Men relief Serious
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
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
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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Character Clothes Modesty Remember
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
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
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
I never yet feared those men who set a place apart in the middle of their cities where they gather to cheat one another and swear oaths which they break.
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Break Cheating Fear Men Place

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