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.
HERODOTUSBut 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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The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Those who are guided by reason are generally successful in their plans; those who are rash and precipitate seldom enjoy the favour of the gods.
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All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Great things are won by great dangers.
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We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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The man of affluence is not in fact more happy than the possessor of a bare competency, unless, in addition to his wealth, the end of his life be fortunate. We often see misery dwelling in the midst of splendour, whilst real happiness is found in humbler stations.
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Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.
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If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.
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As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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History is marked by alternating movements across the imaginary line that separates East from West in Eurasia.
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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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