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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 Colchians, Ethiopians and Egyptians have thick lips, broad nose, woolly hair and they are burnt of skin.
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Appearance Hairs Skin
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.
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Character Envy Human Kind Nature
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
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
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
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
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Beginning End Together
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
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
The secret of success is that it is not the absence of failure, but the absence of envy.
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Absence Envy Failure Secret Success
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
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
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
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power

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