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I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.

Herodotus

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
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
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select its own
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Bidding Choice Men Nation World
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
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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Accomplishment Best Distance Night Rain
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
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
All of life is action and passion, and not to be involved in the actions and passions of your time is to risk having not really lived at all.
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Action Deep Life Passion Philosophy Risk Time
The Colchians, Ethiopians and Egyptians have thick lips, broad nose, woolly hair and they are burnt of skin.
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Appearance Hairs Skin
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself 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
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
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
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain

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