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Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.

Herodotus

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
Far better it is to have a stout heart always and suffer one’s share of evils, than to be ever fearing what may happen.
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Evil Fear Heart Suffering
The period of a [Persian] boy’s education is between the ages of five and twenty, and he is taught three things only: to ride, to use the bow, and to speak the truth.
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Age Chilren Education
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
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
Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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Character Clothes Modesty Remember
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
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
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy
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
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.
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Character Envy Human Kind Nature
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
Great things are won by great dangers.
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Danger Greatness Inspirational One Liner
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste

Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.

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