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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

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
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
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
It [Egypt] has more wonders in it than any other country in the world and provides more works that defy description than any otherplace.
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Country Egypt World
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
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.
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Absence Adversity Drawing Mad Men Strength
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War
History is marked by alternating movements across the imaginary line that separates East from West in Eurasia.
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History Imagination Movement War
Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.
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Character Envy Human Kind Nature
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little Wisdom
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
In soft regions are born soft men.
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Born Life 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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