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Call no man happy before he dies.

Herodotus

Some give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.
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Design Give Up Goal Happiness Inspirational Moments
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
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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Action Bold Men Moments Planning
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
Let there be nothing untried; for nothing happens by itself, but men obtain all things by trying.
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Inspirational Learning Men Philosophy Trying
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
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
It is sound planning that invariably earns us the outcome we want; without it, even the gods are unlikely to look with favour on our designs.
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Design Effort Favour Outcomes Result
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
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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Born Country Hero Law Men Nature
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
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
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
It [Egypt] has more wonders in it than any other country in the world and provides more works that defy description than any otherplace.
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Country Egypt World
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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Call no man happy before he dies.

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