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

Herodotus

If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
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Fun Himself Men relief Serious
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
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
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
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
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
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Death Father Peace War
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
Some give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.
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Design Give Up Goal Happiness Inspirational Moments
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
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
These ‘messengers’ will not be hindered from accomplishing at their best speed the distance which they have to go, either by snow, or rain, or heat, or by the darkness of night.
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Accomplishment Best Distance Night Rain
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little Wisdom
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power

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