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Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.

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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
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
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy
These ‘messengers’ will not be hindered from accomplishing at their best speed the distance which they have to go, either by snow, or rain, or heat, or by the darkness of night.
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Accomplishment Best Distance Night Rain
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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Character Clothes Modesty Remember
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
In soft regions are born soft men.
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Born Life Men
The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
All of life is action and passion, and not to be involved in the actions and passions of your time is to risk having not really lived at all.
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Action Deep Life Passion Philosophy Risk Time
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.
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Character Envy Human Kind Nature
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
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.
HERODOTUS

Design Give Up Goal Happiness Inspirational Moments

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