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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

There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
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
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
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
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
Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
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Goodness Slavery
The most hateful grief of all human griefs is to have knowledge of a truth, but no power over the event.
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Destiny Event Grief Knowledge Truth
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
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
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
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
These ‘messengers’ will not be hindered from accomplishing at their best speed the distance which they have to go, either by snow, or rain, or heat, or by the darkness of night.
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Accomplishment Best Distance Night Rain
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
In soft regions are born soft men.
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Born Life Men
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust

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