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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.

Herodotus

How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Death Father Peace War
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
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
Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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Character Clothes Modesty Remember
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
In soft regions are born soft men.
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Born Life Men
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold.
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Action Bold Men Moments Planning
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 man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had a stroke of luck; but his plan was a bad one nonetheless.
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Fortune Luck Men Side
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
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning. It’s impossible for someone who is human to have all good things together, just as there is no single country able to provide all good things for itself.
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Country Goodness Human Philosophy Togetherness

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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