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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

Great things are won by great dangers.
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Danger Greatness Inspirational One Liner
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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Convinced Nature See
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
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
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
It is sound planning that invariably earns us the outcome we want; without it, even the gods are unlikely to look with favour on our designs.
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Design Effort Favour Outcomes Result
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
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
Some give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.
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Design Give Up Goal Happiness Inspirational Moments
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
Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
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Goodness Slavery
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little Wisdom
The Lacedaemonians fought a memorable battle; they made it quite clear that they were the experts, and that they were fighting against amateurs.
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Battle Fight Memories

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