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

Herodotus

The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
The trials of living and the pangs of disease make even the short span of life too long.
HERODOTUS

Disease Live Long Time Trials
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
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 a law of nature that fainthearted men should be the fruit of luxurious countries, for we never find that the same soil produces delicacies and heroes.
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Born Country Hero Law Men Nature
The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.
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Men Philosophy Power Suffering Worst
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
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
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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Design Effort Favour Outcomes Result
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule

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