Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.
HERODOTUSIt 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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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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The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Dreams in general take their rise from those incidents which have most occupied the thoughts during the day.
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We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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But I like not these great successes of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.
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The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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The man of affluence is not in fact more happy than the possessor of a bare competency, unless, in addition to his wealth, the end of his life be fortunate. We often see misery dwelling in the midst of splendour, whilst real happiness is found in humbler stations.
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Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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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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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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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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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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Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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