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But I like not these great successes of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.

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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
Chances rule men and not men chances.
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Chance Men Rule
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
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little Wisdom
The secret of success is that it is not the absence of failure, but the absence of envy.
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Absence Envy Failure Secret Success
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
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
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 ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
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
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
We have two useless gods who never leave our island, but like to dwell in it constantly, Poverty and Helplessness.
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God Help Islands Poor
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
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
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
In soft regions are born soft men.
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Born Life Men
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
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
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
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
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
Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.
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Forever History Time

But I like not these great successes of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.

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