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

Herodotus

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
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Falsehood Lying
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
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
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
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
The trials of living and the pangs of disease make even the short span of life too long.
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Disease Live Long Time Trials
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Beginning End Together
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
In soft regions are born soft men.
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Born Life Men
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
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

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