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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.

Herodotus

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
Far better it is to have a stout heart always and suffer one’s share of evils, than to be ever fearing what may happen.
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Evil Fear Heart Suffering
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
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
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
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
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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Fun Himself Men relief Serious
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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But this I know: if all mankind were to take their troubles to market with the idea of exchanging them, anyone seeing what his neighbor’s troubles were like would be glad to go home with his own.
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Chances rule men and not men chances.
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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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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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