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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

Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
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
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
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
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
Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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Character Clothes Modesty Remember
Happiness is not fame or riches or heroic virtues, but a state that will inspire posterity to think in reflecting upon our life, that it was the life they would wish to live.
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Happiness Inspirational Life Live Reflection Thinking
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
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 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
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Death Father Peace War

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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