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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.

Herodotus

The trials of living and the pangs of disease make even the short span of life too long.
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Disease Live Long Time Trials
But if you know that you are a man too, and that even such are those that rule, learn this first of all: that all human affairs are a wheel which, as it turns, does not allow the same men always to be fortunate.
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Change Fortunate Human Men Rule
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it.
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Believe Bound Cases Myself
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
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
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 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
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy
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 one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
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
But I like not these great successes of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.
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God Greatness Jealous Success
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

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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