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Herodotus

We have two useless gods who never leave our island, but like to dwell in it constantly, Poverty and Helplessness.
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God Help Islands Poor
Great things are won by great dangers.
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Danger Greatness Inspirational One Liner
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
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
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
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
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little Wisdom
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
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
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
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time

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