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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 Colchians, Ethiopians and Egyptians have thick lips, broad nose, woolly hair and they are burnt of skin.
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Appearance Hairs Skin
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
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
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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Convinced Nature See
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
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
Great things are won by great dangers.
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Danger Greatness Inspirational One Liner
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
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
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
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

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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