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The secret of success is that it is not the absence of failure, but the absence of envy.

Herodotus

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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Absence Adversity Drawing Mad Men Strength
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
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
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
Unless a variety of opinions are laid before us, we have no opportunity of selection, but are bound of necessity to adopt the particular view which may have been brought forward.
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Decision Necessary Opinion Opportunity View
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little Wisdom
I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it.
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Believe Bound Cases Myself
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
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
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
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
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
The Lacedaemonians fought a memorable battle; they made it quite clear that they were the experts, and that they were fighting against amateurs.
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Battle Fight Memories
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men

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