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Dreams in general take their rise from those incidents which have most occupied the thoughts during the day.

Herodotus

Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little Wisdom
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.
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Alone Equality Freedom Goodness Talk
The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
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
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
How can a monarchy be a suitable thing, which allows a man to do as he pleases with none to hold him to account. And even if you were to take the best man on earth, and put him into a monarchy, you put outside him the thoughts that usually guide him.
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Himself Men Politics Rule
In soft regions are born soft men.
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Born Life Men
Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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Character Clothes Modesty Remember
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Beginning End Together
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy
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

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