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In soft regions are born soft men.

Herodotus

As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning. It’s impossible for someone who is human to have all good things together, just as there is no single country able to provide all good things for itself.
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Country Goodness Human Philosophy Togetherness
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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Deep Happiness Home Ideas Philosophy
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Falsehood Lying
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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Happiness Humble Life Reality
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
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
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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Enjoyment Favour God Reason Success
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
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
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
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time

In soft regions are born soft men.

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