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History is marked by alternating movements across the imaginary line that separates East from West in Eurasia.

Herodotus

Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.
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Forever History Time
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
Chances rule men and not men chances.
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Chance Men Rule
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
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
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
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little Wisdom
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
But I like not these great successes of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.
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God Greatness Jealous Success
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy
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
The trials of living and the pangs of disease make even the short span of life too long.
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Disease Live Long Time Trials

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