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The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.

Herodotus

Dreams in general take their rise from those incidents which have most occupied the thoughts during the day.
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Dream Incident Rise
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 worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.
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Men Philosophy Power Suffering Worst
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
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
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Beginning End Together
How can a monarchy be a suitable thing, which allows a man to do as he pleases with none to hold him to account. And even if you were to take the best man on earth, and put him into a monarchy, you put outside him the thoughts that usually guide him.
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Himself Men Politics Rule
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
In soft regions are born soft men.
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Born Life Men
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
The most hateful grief of all human griefs is to have knowledge of a truth, but no power over the event.
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Destiny Event Grief Knowledge Truth
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Falsehood Lying

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