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Unless a variety of opinions are laid before us, we have no opportunity of selection, but are bound of necessity to adopt the particular view which may have been brought forward.

Herodotus

Dreams in general take their rise from those incidents which have most occupied the thoughts during the day.
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Dream Incident Rise
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
Unless a variety of opinions are laid before us, we have no opportunity of selection, but are bound of necessity to adopt the particular view which may have been brought forward.
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Decision Necessary Opinion Opportunity View
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
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
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Falsehood Lying
If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select its own
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Bidding Choice Men Nation World
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
But this I know: if all mankind were to take their troubles to market with the idea of exchanging them, anyone seeing what his neighbor’s troubles were like would be glad to go home with his own.
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Deep Happiness Home Ideas Philosophy
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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Character Clothes Modesty Remember
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace.
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Effort Evil Philosophy War
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

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