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If you have two loaves of bread, keep one to nourish the body, but sell the other to buy hyacinths for the soul.

Herodotus

I never yet feared those men who set a place apart in the middle of their cities where they gather to cheat one another and swear oaths which they break.
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Break Cheating Fear Men Place
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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Convinced Nature See
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
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Falsehood Lying
I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it.
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Believe Bound Cases Myself
Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace.
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Effort Evil Philosophy War
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
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
Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.
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Absence Adversity Drawing Mad Men Strength
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
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
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 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
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little Wisdom

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