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

Herodotus

The Lacedaemonians fought a memorable battle; they made it quite clear that they were the experts, and that they were fighting against amateurs.
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Battle Fight Memories
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
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
It is a law of nature that fainthearted men should be the fruit of luxurious countries, for we never find that the same soil produces delicacies and heroes.
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Born Country Hero Law Men Nature
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
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
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
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Beginning End Together
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain
Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
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Goodness Slavery
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy
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

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