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A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.

Herodotus

The man of affluence is not in fact more happy than the possessor of a bare competency, unless, in addition to his wealth, the end of his life be fortunate. We often see misery dwelling in the midst of splendour, whilst real happiness is found in humbler stations.
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Happiness Humble Life Reality
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
One should always look to the end of everything, how it will finally come out. For the god has shown blessedness to many only to overturn them utterly in the end.
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Belief Blessing End God Hope Oneself
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
The worst pain a man can have is to know much and be impotent to act.
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Act Knowledge Men Pain Worst
Let there be nothing untried; for nothing happens by itself, but men obtain all things by trying.
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Inspirational Learning Men Philosophy Trying
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
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
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
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Goodness Slavery
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.
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Men Philosophy Power Suffering Worst
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
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
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows

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