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Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.

Herodotus

He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold.
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Action Bold Men Moments Planning
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
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
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
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
If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
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Fun Himself Men relief Serious
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
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
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
But if you know that you are a man too, and that even such are those that rule, learn this first of all: that all human affairs are a wheel which, as it turns, does not allow the same men always to be fortunate.
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Change Fortunate Human Men Rule
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
If you have two loaves of bread, keep one to nourish the body, but sell the other to buy hyacinths for the soul.
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Body Food Health Soul
Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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Character Clothes Modesty Remember
The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
It is sound planning that invariably earns us the outcome we want; without it, even the gods are unlikely to look with favour on our designs.
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Design Effort Favour Outcomes Result

Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.

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