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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.

Herodotus

But this I know: if all mankind were to take their troubles to market with the idea of exchanging them, anyone seeing what his neighbor’s troubles were like would be glad to go home with his own.
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Deep Happiness Home Ideas Philosophy
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
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
History is marked by alternating movements across the imaginary line that separates East from West in Eurasia.
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History Imagination Movement War
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
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Falsehood Lying
The period of a [Persian] boy’s education is between the ages of five and twenty, and he is taught three things only: to ride, to use the bow, and to speak the truth.
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Age Chilren Education
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
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
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Death Father Peace War
Far better it is to have a stout heart always and suffer one’s share of evils, than to be ever fearing what may happen.
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Evil Fear Heart Suffering
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
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
The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
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

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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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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